Famous people · West Point
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Point
Closest of all is Channing Tatum, from Cullman, 8 mi away. In Alabama, 293 towns have someone on the list. No entry yet names West Point as a birthplace. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Channing Tatum
Best known
Channing Tatum
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Point
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brontez Purnell
born 1982American writer, musician, dancer, and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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)
- Channing Tatum: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mae Jemison: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Rivers: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candi Staton: Canyouhearmenow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sparkman: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Williams: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Buttram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Guy Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hendrix: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm R. Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pop Gates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Williamson: Todd Williamson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons