#1Famous people · Bessemer
Of the 33 famous people born in Bessemer, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is André Holland, the American actor, with articles in 32 languages. The largest group, 22, was born between 1920 and 1969. Jameis Winston, born in 1994, is the youngest, and George Harney, born in 1890, the first on record. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
André Holland
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
George Harney
Youngest
1994
Jameis Winston
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Bessemer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bessemer’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 8.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bessemer is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 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 Bessemer
André Holland has articles in 32 languages, Glenn Shadix in 17 and Louisiana Red in 17.
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#3Music
Louisiana Red
1932–2012African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer
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A chosen home
Also called Bessemer home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bessemer, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, Birmingham counts 45 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bessemer 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 (11)
- André Holland: Gordon Correll Derivative work MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Shadix: Carlos Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisiana Red: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Jackson: U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC Photo by Chris Putman), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jameis Winston: David July, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Rowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeMeco Ryans: Christopher Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Williams: Bryan Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Humphrey: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hall: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons