2 famous people call Fort Deposit their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player and coach Richard Williamson the best known. The other is Monk Gafford, the American football player. The first birth on record is Monk Gafford’s, in 1920, and the last Richard Williamson’s, in 1941. 298 towns across Alabama can name a famous person born there.

Born in Fort Deposit
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Deposit 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 (1)
- Monk Gafford: Charles Poalillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons