#1Politics & Law
Doug Jones
born 1954United States Senator from Alabama
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Famous people · Fairfield
Most of the 19 famous people born in Fairfield came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the united States Senator from Alabama Doug Jones, covered in 28 languages. The earliest on the list is Walter Gilbert, born in 1915, and the youngest DeWanna Bonner, born in 1987. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.5 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Doug Jones
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Walter Gilbert
Youngest
1987
DeWanna Bonner
Most common field
Sports
9 people
The best known
Born in Fairfield
Doug Jones has articles in 28 languages, Dennis Edwards in 17 and George Lindsey in 15.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
George Lindsey
1928–2012American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker
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Through the years
When Fairfield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fairfield is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fairfield
Still to come: 16 more, from 1915 to 1987.
Johannes Weertman
1925–2018American materials scientist and geophysicist
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Close by, the fullest list is Birmingham’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (9)
- Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lindsey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWanna Bonner: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Eaton: Jazzilady at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James MacKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Malmberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Nelson: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons