Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Condoleezza Rice
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tarrant’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near Tarrant Nobody born in Tarrant is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Birmingham · 6 Fairfield · 6 Pinson · 3 Leeds · 2 Clay · 1 Morris · 1 Adamsville · 1 Tarrant Within 10 mi · 11 Within 35 mi · 24
Condoleezza Rice born 1954 American diplomat and political scientist
Angela Davis born 1944 American political activist, scholar, and author
Courteney Cox born 1964 American actress and producer
CL Carl Lewis born 1961 US track & field athlete
Edward O. Wilson 1929–2021 American biologist, naturalist, and writer
Louise Fletcher 1934–2022 American actress
MP Michael Papajohn born 1964 American character actor
FF Floyd Franks born 1984 American soccer player
Zach Cunningham born 1994 American football player
Nico Collins born 1999 American football player
EC Ed Chandler 1917–2003 American baseball player
CC Clayne Crawford born 1978 American actor
PW Peter Tom Willis born 1967 American football quarterback
Charles Barkley born 1963 American basketball player
Doug Jones born 1954 United States Senator from Alabama
Dennis Edwards 1943–2018 American singer
George Lindsey 1928–2012 American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker
DeWanna Bonner born 1987 American-Macedonian basketball player
Cleveland Eaton 1939–2020 American musician
James MacKay 1919–2004 American politician
HE Henry E. Erwin 1921–2002 US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
RB Rebecca Bace 1955–2017 American computer security expert
RG Rebecca Gilman born 1964 American playwright
James Bradberry born 1993 American football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tarrant 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 (16) Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Angela Davis: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Courteney Cox: Felicia C. Sullivan at http://feliciasullivan.com/, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Edward O. Wilson: Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Louise Fletcher: Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Charles Barkley: Wright-Patt AFB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons George Lindsey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons DeWanna Bonner: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Cleveland Eaton: Jazzilady at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Zach Cunningham: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Bradberry: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Nico Collins: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons James MacKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons ArDarius Stewart: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons