Famous people · Section
Born near Section: 31 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Allen Chau, was born in Scottsboro, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Section. 288 towns across Alabama can name a famous person born there. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
John Allen Chau
Best known
John Allen Chau
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Section’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Section
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Philip Ober
1902–1982American stage, film and television actor
Jeanette Scissum
born 1939American mathematician and space scientist
E. T. York
1922–2011American university administrator, professor, agronomist
Harold Wilkes
1932–2017American football player, coach, and collage athletic administrator
By Wimberly
1892–1956American football player and coach, basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Section and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Philip Ober: RKO Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Stinson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Flock: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nelson: Spc. Benhur Ayettey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Starnes: Harris & Ewing, official White House photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Jones, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Pruitt: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allan Wyeth: Wellcome Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanette Scissum: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- By Wimberly: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Pope: Brandnewman2914, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. T. York: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Esslinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Dawson: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons