#1Science & Medicine
Frank J. Tipler
born 1947American physicist noted for his book The Physics of Immortality
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Famous people · Andalusia
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Andalusia
Frank J. Tipler is the best known, with articles in 24 languages. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 10.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Alabama has 3. Over 73 years of births, the list goes from Walt Merrill (1917) to Nico Johnson (1990).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Frank J. Tipler
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Walt Merrill
Youngest
1990
Nico Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Andalusia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Andalusia is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Andalusia
Frank J. Tipler has articles in 24 languages, Nico Johnson in 4 and Dempsey J. Barron in 3.
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When Andalusia’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Andalusia
Still to come: 6 more, from 1917 to 1961.
William Harold Albritton III
born 1936American lawyer, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Andalusia 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 (4)
- Frank J. Tipler: Campus Party, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nico Johnson: original: Charles Atkeisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dempsey J. Barron: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harold Albritton III: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons