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Famous people · Calera
Calera is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Shanavia Dowdell, the American basketball player, with articles in 6 languages. Hut Stricklin is the only other name on the list. Across the town line, Alabaster lists 5, Chaney Johnson first. Births span 1961 to 1987, from Hut Stricklin to Shanavia Dowdell.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Shanavia Dowdell
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Hut Stricklin
Youngest
1987
Shanavia Dowdell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Calera
#2Sports
Hut Stricklin
born 1961American stock car racing driver and "Alabama Gang" member
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Of the towns around it, Alabaster has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calera 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 (1)
- Hut Stricklin: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons