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Famous people · Fayette
Of the 9 famous people born in Fayette, an unusual share are athletes
Cecil Hankins, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Dexter Roberts and Ronnie McCollum. Born in 1892, Red Harris is the first name on record, and Dexter Roberts, born in 1991, the most recent. The list comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Cecil Hankins
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Red Harris
Youngest
1991
Dexter Roberts
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Fayette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fayette’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 births.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fayette is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.2 times as common.
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 Fayette
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fayette
Of the other 6, 5 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayette 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 (3)
- Charly "Carlos" Palmer: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Davis: B on en.Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons