
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gardendale
Chris Kyle, born in Odessa, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Laura Bush, with articles in 95 languages. Across Texas, 636 towns list someone born there. The list for Gardendale is empty for now.
What stands out about Gardendale’s famous people
Famous people born near Gardendale
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Laura Bush
born 1946First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardendale 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)
- Laura Bush: White House photo by Krisanne Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Harrelson: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin R. Pacheco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bush: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kyle: Cpl. Damien Gutierrez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Love: Roman Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Baker: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karan Ashley: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Campbell: James Phelps, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons