Born near Silverhill: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Stapleton, from Fairhope, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Silverhill yet. Tim Cook is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No town in Alabama lists more than Selma, with 70.
What stands out about Silverhill’s famous people
Famous people born near Silverhill
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki
1984–2013American fugitive wanted on terrorism charges



Tim Cook
born 1960American business executive, former Apple executive chairman

Lloyd J. Austin III
born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense


Gregory Benford
born 1941Science fiction author and astrophysicist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silverhill 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 (8)
- Tim Cook: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd J. Austin III: Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aaron: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laverne Cox: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeMarcus Cousins: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julio Jones: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Stabler: Sydtrolls, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Mosley: Executive Office of the President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons