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Ernest Baxter Fite House · Photo: Rich Bailey · Public domainFamous people · Hamilton
2 famous people call Hamilton their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American painter Roger Brown, covered in 4 languages. The other is Bookie Bolin, the American football player. Births span 1940 to 1941, from Bookie Bolin to Roger Brown. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Roger Brown
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Bookie Bolin
Youngest
1941
Roger Brown
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Hamilton
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Known for
What Hamilton is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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.