Norman Thagard
born 1943United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut
Famous people · Cottondale
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cottondale
The nearest, Norman Thagard, was born in Marianna, 8 mi away. Faye Dunaway is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cottondale. Famous people are on record for 284 of the towns in Florida.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Faye Dunaway
Best known
Faye Dunaway
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cottondale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottondale
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Johnnie Bassett
1935–2012American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
1914–1997American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California
Alice Lee
1911–2014One of Alabama's first female lawyers, recipient of the Maud McClure Kelly Award from the Alabama Bar Association. Sister of author Harper Lee
Dixie Howell
1912–1971American football and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottondale 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 (15)
- 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
- Joseph Dube: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hamilton: Betsafe-LKL TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Bassett: CedarBendDrive, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hall Milton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ward: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Benjamin Goodlett: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Boy Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Deese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry G. Melvin: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons