#1Science & Medicine
Frederick Chapman Robbins
1916–2003American doctor
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Famous people · Auburn
18 famous people were born in Auburn, most of them since 1970
Most widely known is Frederick Chapman Robbins, the American doctor, with articles in 55 languages. Matthew Caldwell, born in 2003, is the youngest, and William H. Lamar, born in 1859, the first on record. Fewer than a quarter of the 294 towns in Alabama with famous people list more. More are athletes than anything else, 8 in all.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Frederick Chapman Robbins
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
William H. Lamar
Youngest
2003
Matthew Caldwell
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Auburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Auburn
Three names lead: Frederick Chapman Robbins (55 languages), Robert Gibbs (20) and DeMarcus Ware (11).
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#2Politics & Law
Robert Gibbs
born 197128th White House Press Secretary
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Auburn’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Auburn is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 8 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Auburn
Another 15, the earliest born in 1859.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Auburn home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Jamie Hampton.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Opelika has the most on record, with 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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 (9)
- Frederick Chapman Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gibbs: White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeMarcus Ware: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McDonald: mtanne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Washington: U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Victoria A. Tullock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Hampton: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthonique Strachan: mos.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Louis Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons