#1Famous people · Anderson
A single famous person was born in Anderson: Hugh P. Harris
Hugh P. Harris, the united States general, was born in 1909. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. 289 of the towns in Alabama list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hugh P. Harris
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Hugh P. Harris
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Anderson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anderson 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)
- Hugh P. Harris: Oscar E. Porter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons