Famous people · Stapleton
Born near Stapleton: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joseph Lawson Howze, from Daphne, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Tim Cook, with articles in 80 languages. In all of Alabama, the famous people on record come from 288 towns. The nearest list is next door in Bay Minette: 8 names, starting with Ellis Hooks.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Tim Cook
Best known
Tim Cook
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stapleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stapleton
The 32 best known born 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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Of the towns nearby, Bay Minette lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stapleton 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 (20)
- 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
- Aron Jóhannsson: Steindy 21:34, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Kennedy Winston: Sportingn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Sawyer: Bluenose Canoehead, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat White: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Hooks: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett A. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Anderson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Jennings: 85th Support Command on Flickr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie V. Adams: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Air Force), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lester: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Anderson: Kyle Engman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Gilberry: emeybee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons