Famous people · Alford
Born near Alford: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Artis Gilmore, from Chipley, 10 mi away. Faye Dunaway is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Alford yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Faye Dunaway
Best known
Faye Dunaway
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alford
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Norman Thagard
born 1943United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut
Bill Henderson
1901–1966Baseball pitcher, 1930 Yankees call-up, 1923-1937 minor leaguer
William Bostwick Sheppard
1860–1934United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alford 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)
- Faye Dunaway: JacobsT21, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Thagard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Goldsboro: United Artists Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fuller Warren: Alleynne Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Dube: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons