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Famous people · Leroy
3 famous people were born in Leroy
At the top of the list is the American football player Emanuel King, covered in 4 languages. Sammie Coates is second and Kelvin Moore third. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from Kelvin Moore (1957) to Sammie Coates (1993). The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Emanuel King
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
Kelvin Moore
Youngest
1993
Sammie Coates
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Leroy
All three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leroy 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 (1)
- Sammie Coates: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons