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Famous people · Lincoln

No famous person yet from Lincoln

294 towns across Alabama can name a famous person born there. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Lincoln), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Lincoln has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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.