#1Famous people · Bay Minette
8 famous people from Bay Minette, many of them leaders
Ellis Hooks, the American blues singer, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Born in 1889, Ira B. Thompson is the first name on record, and Wallace Gilberry, born in 1984, the most recent. 3 of them were born since 1970. The list comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Ellis Hooks
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Ira B. Thompson
Youngest
1984
Wallace Gilberry
Most common field
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What stands out about Bay Minette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bay Minette is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bay Minette’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bay Minette
By how many languages cover them, Ellis Hooks comes first (6), then Joe M. Rodgers (3) and Wallace Gilberry (3).
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Everyone else born in Bay Minette
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bay Minette 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 (2)
- Ellis Hooks: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Gilberry: emeybee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons