#1Famous people · Jasper
Most of the 16 famous people born in Jasper came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Michael Rooker, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. The American actress Polly Holliday ranks second, ahead of Jason Aaron. Born in 1897, Walter W. Bankhead is the first name on record, and Holly Ward, born in 1996, the most recent. The list comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Michael Rooker
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Walter W. Bankhead
Youngest
1996
Holly Ward
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Jasper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jasper’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jasper
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Writing & Arts
Jason Aaron
born 1973American comic book writer, born 1973
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Known for
What Jasper is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.4 times.
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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Everyone else born in Jasper
A further 13 follow, born between 1897 and 1996.
Connie Rowe
born 1963Politician who has served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 2014
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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)
- Michael Rooker: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Polly Holliday: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Aaron: Tony Moore & Jason Aaron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Posey: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Dover: To mas 66, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter W. Bankhead: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Harris: procktheboat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Reed: Jay Williams, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons