Famous people · West Jefferson
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Jefferson
Sybil Gibson, born in Dora, 4 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Birmingham, 45 names are on record, led by Condoleezza Rice. The best known of them is Condoleezza Rice, with articles in 113 languages. Across Alabama, 297 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Condoleezza Rice
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Jefferson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Jefferson
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry E. Erwin
1921–2002US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
Condoleezza Rice
born 1954American diplomat and political scientist
Angela Davis
born 1944American political activist, scholar, and author
Edward O. Wilson
1929–2021American biologist, naturalist, and writer
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Close by, Birmingham counts 45 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Jefferson 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 (8)
- 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
- Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons