Famous people · Westville
Born near Westville: 36 famous people within 35 miles
Robert L. Carter, born in Caryville, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Caryville lists 2, led by Robert L. Carter. The best known of them is Artis Gilmore, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in Westville is on record yet.
Born nearby
36
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Artis Gilmore
Best known
Artis Gilmore
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Westville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Westville
Nobody born in Westville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Buck Showalter
born 1956American baseball player, coach, manager
Dexter McNabb
born 1969American football player, running back, fullback
Durell Peaden
1945–2015Doctor, lawyer, politician
Lance Richbourg
1897–1975American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, outfielder, college baseball coach
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
1914–1997American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California
Elizabeth B. Andrews
1911–2002American congresswoman for Alabama
Dixie Howell
1912–1971American football and baseball player and coach
Charles LeMaistre
1924–2017American physician, medical educator, and academic administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Caryville lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westville 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 (16)
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth B. Andrews: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Showalter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, 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
- Walt Anderson: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durell Peaden: State of Florida, State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Deese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry G. Melvin: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Richbourg: Artist not known, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mean Mary: Johnny Giles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Peacock: Alex Cullen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons