#1Famous people · Hoover
10 famous people were born in Hoover, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American football player Marlon Humphrey, covered in 12 languages. Behind the leader come George Pickens and Sidney Spencer. Since 1970, 10 were born, the most of any period. For its size the list is short: 1.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical Alabama town.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Marlon Humphrey
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1980
Vasthy Mompoint
Youngest
2001
George Pickens
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hoover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hoover’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hoover is known for
Hoover has 2.5× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hoover
The three best known are all athletes.
#1GP#2
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hoover
A further 7 follow, born between 1980 and 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hoover home
Born elsewhere, Beth Chapman lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Birmingham lists the most people: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hoover 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 (6)
- Marlon Humphrey: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Chapman: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Robert: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Holland: Gordon Correll Derivative work MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ameer Abdullah: Thundrplaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons