#1Famous people · Dothan
37 famous people were born in Dothan, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress Donna D'Errico, covered in 22 languages. Johnny Mack Brown is second and Matt Cain third. Between 1920 and 1969, 19 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 5.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Alabama has 3.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Donna D'Errico
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Johnny Mack Brown
Youngest
1998
Trent Forrest
Most common field
Sports
23 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Dothan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dothan’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusinessNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dothan is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, 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.
The best known
Born in Dothan
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Dothan
34 more, 21 of them athletes.
Burton Lawless
born 1953All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, guard
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Mike Clark
born 1959American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end
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A chosen home
Also called Dothan home
Born elsewhere, Bob Jones lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Midland City: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dothan 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 (17)
- Donna D'Errico: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dderrico&action=edit&redlink=1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mack Brown: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cain: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Walker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Whitestone: Ballerina224, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Thomas: Tech Deck, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Everett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Forrest: Jacob Gralton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier Gibson: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Baxley: Alabama State Government - Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Holmes: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- P. J. Walters: Sports Crazy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardner Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Malcolm Gillis: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bright: Office of Congressman Bobby Bright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Thomas West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons