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Jemison is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Winston M. Scott, the CIA agent, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is David Wheeler, the American politician in Alabama. The first birth on record is Winston M. Scott’s, in 1909, and the last David Wheeler’s, in 1955. The longest list in Alabama is Selma’s, with 70 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Winston M. Scott
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Winston M. Scott
Youngest
1955
David Wheeler
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
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Born in Jemison

WS#1
Science & Medicine

Winston M. Scott

1909–1971

CIA agent

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DW#2
Politics & Law

David Wheeler

1955–2022

American politician in Alabama

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jemison 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.