#1Famous people · Brewton
Of the 17 famous people born in Brewton, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American politician Alan Baker, covered in 5 languages. 14 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Manford Byrd Jr. (1928) and Davern Williams (1980) mark the two ends of the list. The list comes to 32.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Alan Baker
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Manford Byrd Jr.
Youngest
1980
Davern Williams
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Brewton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brewton’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brewton is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 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.
The best known
Born in Brewton
The three best known are all leaders.
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Everyone else born in Brewton
Of the other 14, 10 are athletes.
Manford Byrd Jr.
1928–2021American educator and education administrator and former public schools superintendent
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewton 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 (7)
- Alan Baker: Alabama Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Byrd: Florida House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristi DuBose: uscourts.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Sumlin: Shutterbug459, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teddy Keaton: Tkeaton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Harvey: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Johnson: Donn Dughi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons