#1Famous people · Foley
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Foley
Julio Jones, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. Fewer than a quarter of the 288 towns in Alabama with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is John Steinbacher, born in 1925, and the youngest Justin Anderson, born in 1991.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Julio Jones
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
John Steinbacher
Youngest
1991
Justin Anderson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Foley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Foley is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 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.
Through the years
When Foley’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Foley
The three are covered in 14, 12 and 5 languages: Julio Jones, Ken Stabler and Everett A. Kelly.
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Everyone else born in Foley
Of the other 3, 2 are athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Summerdale leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foley 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)
- Julio Jones: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Stabler: Sydtrolls, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett A. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lester: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Anderson: Kyle Engman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons