Famous people · Shelby
Born near Shelby: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert J. Bentley, from Columbiana, 6 mi away. Jim Nabors is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Shelby yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Jim Nabors
Best known
Jim Nabors
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shelby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shelby
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelby 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 (6)
- Jim Nabors: Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wallace: Knightwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Bentley: Sutherland Boswell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Roy: Joella Marano at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellasportfolio/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Simmons: The original uploader was Bcrowell at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Pixel23 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua B. Lee: Congressional biogiude, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons