Born near Steele: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Yelawolf is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Of the bordering towns, Rainbow City has a list, with Brodie Croyle. Closest of all is Patrick Nix, from Attalla, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Steele yet.
What stands out about Steele’s famous people
Famous people born near Steele
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager


Clyde Propst
1898–1959American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Osmond Kelly Ingram
1887–1917United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Rusty Paul
American attorney, and District Attorney of Fulton County

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Famous people from the towns next door
Rainbow City leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Steele 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 (9)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus W. Cobb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles C. Allgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Croyle: Conman33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Propst: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osmond Kelly Ingram: no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Paul: Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
