#1Writing & Arts
Katherine Jackson
born 1930Matriarch of the Jackson musical family
28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Clayton
Most of the 16 famous people born in Clayton came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 294 towns in Alabama with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is Ariosto A. Wiley, born in 1848, and the youngest Travis Grant, born in 1950. The biggest group are leaders: 5.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Katherine Jackson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Ariosto A. Wiley
Youngest
1950
Travis Grant
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Clayton
Three names lead: Katherine Jackson (28 languages), Ann Lowe (15) and Bertram Tracy Clayton (8).
#1AL#2
#3Military
Bertram Tracy Clayton
1862–1918United States Army officer and politician
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Clayton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableSportsMilitaryMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clayton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clayton
The rest number 13, with 5 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Clayton?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Clayton’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clayton 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 (8)
- Katherine Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertram Tracy Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariosto A. Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Burton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Andrews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shovel Hodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lella Warren: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons