#1Homewood is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American football player Ameer Abdullah, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Katy Freels and Samantha Shaw. For its size the list is short: 1.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical Alabama town. From Mildred McAdory to Ameer Abdullah, the births on the list run from 1915 to 1993.
Born in Homewood
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2When Homewood’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Homewood is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Homewood
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Homewood?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Homewood’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Homewood.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homewood 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 (4)
- Ameer Abdullah: Thundrplaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katy Freels: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Humphrey: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

