Famous people · Valley Grande
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valley Grande
The nearest, Mia Hamm, was born in Selma, 5 mi away. Of the towns next door, Selma lists the most: 70, with Mia Hamm first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Valley Grande. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Mia Hamm
Best known
Mia Hamm
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Grande’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Grande
Nobody born in Valley Grande is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Minnie Bruce Pratt
1946–2023American educator, poet, essayist and theorist
Bill Traylor
1854–1949African American artist and sharecropper
Hal Kemp
1904–1940American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger
Margaret Lea Houston
1819–1867First Lady of the Republic/State of Texas
Edythe Scott Bagley
1924–2011American author, activist, and educator
Roman Harper
born 1982American football player, defensive back, safety
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Selma: 70.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Grande 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 (14)
- Mia Hamm: Rob Poetsch on Flickr; cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Sessions: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Pickett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wallace: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Roy: Joella Marano at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellasportfolio/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Bonner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlan Collins: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan DelBene: Robert Kangas from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bull Connor: City of Birmingham, Alabama, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erwin Dudley: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Kemp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Lea Houston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Harper: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Howard: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan C. Grossklag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons