#1Famous people · Atmore
Most of the 10 famous people born in Atmore came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American boxer Evander Holyfield, with articles in 46 languages. The American actor Paul Birch ranks second, ahead of Bobby Brantley. For every 10,000 residents there are 12 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Evander Holyfield
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Glenn L. Emmons
Youngest
1965
Ron Middleton
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Atmore’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Atmore’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Atmore
By how many languages cover them, Evander Holyfield comes first (46), then Paul Birch (13) and Bobby Brantley (5).
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What Atmore is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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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Everyone else born in Atmore
7 more names, born between 1895 and 1965.
Steve Marshall
born 1964Politician who served as Attorney General of Alabama
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atmore 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 (6)
- Evander Holyfield: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Birch: Allied Artists Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Brantley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McNeal: Jorfer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Crawford: Infrogmation, New Orleans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Marshall: repmobrooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons