28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sterrett
Fred Whitfield, born in Vandiver, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles Barkley, with articles in 64 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sterrett is on record yet. In all of Alabama, the famous people on record come from 288 towns.
What stands out about Sterrett’s famous people
Famous people born near Sterrett
Nobody born in Sterrett is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




William R. Lawley, Jr.
1920–1999United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient


Zelous Wheeler
born 1987American former professional baseball player, coach



Mike Pitts
1960–2021All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sterrett 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 (13)
- Charles Barkley: Wright-Patt AFB, Public domain, 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
- Howard Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Ford: au_tiger01, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Calvin Battle: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zelous Wheeler: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Igbinoghene: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Cox: J. Glover - Atlanta, Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dunn: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alford L. McLaughlin: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Lawley, Jr.: Senior Airman Elaine Vincent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons