HE#1
Military
Henry E. Erwin
1921–2002US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
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Photo: Russell Lee · Public domainFamous people · Adamsville
Adamsville is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Henry E. Erwin is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Christion Jones and Jim King. Over the border in Birmingham, 45 names are on record, led by Condoleezza Rice. For every 10,000 residents there are 7 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Henry E. Erwin
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Henry E. Erwin
Youngest
1992
Christion Jones
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Adamsville
Two of the three are athletes.
CJ#2
Sports
Christion Jones
born 1992American football running back and kick returner
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JK#3
Known for
What Adamsville is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Birmingham, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adamsville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons