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Famous people · Butler
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Butler
Articles in 5 languages make the American baseball player Johnny Ruffin the best known. Brian Witherspoon, the American football player, comes second, with Leon Bibb third. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. Only 59 of the 293 towns in Alabama with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Johnny Ruffin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Leon Bibb
Youngest
1985
Brian Witherspoon
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Butler’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Butler’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Butler is known for
Athletes 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.
The best known
Born in Butler
Johnny Ruffin has articles in 5 languages, Brian Witherspoon in 4 and Leon Bibb in 3.
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Everyone else born in Butler
Of the other 4, 4 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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)
- Brian Witherspoon: Sgt. Randall A. Clinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Bibb: Ronhilltoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons