#1Film, TV & Stage
Philip Ober
1902–1982American stage, film and television actor
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Famous people · Fort Payne
Most of the 16 famous people born in Fort Payne came into the world between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 12 languages, Philip Ober is the most widely known. Close behind are Thomas H. Cook and Katherine Stinson. The oldest name on the list belongs to Katherine Stinson, born in 1891, the newest to Evan McPherson, born in 1999. More are athletes than anything else, 7 in all.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Philip Ober
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Katherine Stinson
Youngest
1999
Evan McPherson
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Fort Payne
Languages with an article: 12 for Philip Ober, 12 for Thomas H. Cook, 11 for Katherine Stinson.
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#3Through the years
When Fort Payne’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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What Fort Payne is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Payne 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 (8)
- Philip Ober: RKO Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Stinson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Flock: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nelson: Spc. Benhur Ayettey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Anderson Stinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Cook: Saginaw-hitchhiker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan McPherson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. T. York: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons