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Famous people · Daphne
9 famous people were born in Daphne, more of them athletes than in most towns
Joseph Lawson Howze, the American Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American football player and coach Pat White ranks second, ahead of Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. Over 71 years of births, the list goes from Joseph Lawson Howze (1923) to Ryan Anderson (1994).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joseph Lawson Howze
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Joseph Lawson Howze
Youngest
1994
Ryan Anderson
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Daphne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Daphne’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 births.
SportsFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Daphne is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.
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 Daphne
First, Joseph Lawson Howze (8 languages), then Pat White (8) and Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki (6).
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Notable
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki
1984–2013American fugitive wanted on terrorism charges
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Daphne
Still to come: 6 more, from 1960 to 1994.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Fairhope, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Daphne 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 (5)
- Pat White: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Anderson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Jennings: 85th Support Command on Flickr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Yeldon: US Army Recruiting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Atlas Herrion: Steve Snodgrass from Shreveport, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons