Born near Waldo: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William W. Brandon, was born in Talladega, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Michael Biehn, with articles in 52 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Waldo yet. Across Alabama, the lists cover 288 towns.
What stands out about Waldo’s famous people
Famous people born near Waldo
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879–1967American mathematician




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waldo 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 (7)
- Michael Biehn: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Nabors: Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wallace: Knightwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Riley: Mary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Elder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamario Moon: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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