#1Politics & Law
Condoleezza Rice
born 1954American diplomat and political scientist
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Famous people · Birmingham
Performers stand out among the 45 famous people born in Birmingham
At the top of the list is the American diplomat and political scientist Condoleezza Rice, covered in 113 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 30 of them. The earliest on the list is Sun Ra, born in 1914, and the youngest Tanner Tessmann, born in 2001. The list comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Alabama, at 3.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Sun Ra
Youngest
2001
Tanner Tessmann
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Birmingham’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 113 languages, Condoleezza Rice is known far beyond the town.A town of performersPerformers make up 11 of the 45, 2.6 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2001, among 23 since 1950.A chosen home5 more notable people chose to live here, Samuel Ullman among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Birmingham
The three are covered in 113, 88 and 88 languages: Condoleezza Rice, Angela Davis and Courteney Cox.
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#2Politics & Law
Angela Davis
born 1944American political activist, scholar, and author
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Courteney Cox
born 1964American actress and producer
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Known for
What Birmingham is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.6 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 Birmingham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Birmingham
Another 42, the earliest born in 1914.
James Redfield
born 1950American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer
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A chosen home
Also called Birmingham home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Samuel Ullman.
Cornelius Bennett
born 1965All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker, College Football Hall of Fame member
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Close by, the fullest list is Hoover’s, at 10 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birmingham 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 (26)
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Davis: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courteney Cox: Felicia C. Sullivan at http://feliciasullivan.com/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Wilson: Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Fletcher: Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Benson: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sun Ra: Distributed by Impulse! Records and ABC/Dunhill Records. Photographer uncredited on the publicity photo itself; most likely Francis Ing, who is credited for the photography on Astro Black (see Discogs link above)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walton Goggins: Walton Goggins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Odetta: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Percy: Aspen Institute Pictures, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Shelby: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Jackson: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Easley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobias Wolff: Mark Coggins from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hartsfield: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Green: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Fisher: Jathan Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Rogers: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nell Carter: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard N. Frye: Original uploader was ~Pyb at fr.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeMarre Carroll: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Humphrey: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Barkley: Wright-Patt AFB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Igbinoghene: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ameer Abdullah: Thundrplaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons