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Famous people · Homewood

Homewood 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.

#1 best knownAmeer AbdullahSports · born 1993
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ameer Abdullah
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Mildred McAdory
Youngest
1993
Ameer Abdullah
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Homewood

Two of the three are athletes.

Ameer Abdullah#1
Sports

Ameer Abdullah

born 1993

American football player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Katy Freels#2
Sports

Katy Freels

born 1990

American soccer player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SS#3
Politics & Law

Samantha Shaw

born 1957

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Homewood’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1990s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Ameer Abdullah
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Homewood

1 more, best known first.

MM

Mildred McAdory

1915–1988

American organizer, community leader and activist

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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.

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