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Famous people · Livingston
Livingston’s famous people span 145 years: 10 births from 1837 to 1982
The best known is the American basketball player Mario Austin, with articles in 11 languages. Thomas P. Ochiltree, the American politician, comes second, with Ruby Pickens Tartt third. The list’s best known name, Mario Austin, dates from 1982. For every 10,000 residents there are 21.4 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Mario Austin
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Thomas P. Ochiltree
Youngest
1982
Mario Austin
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Livingston
Languages with an article: 11 for Mario Austin, 8 for Thomas P. Ochiltree, 7 for Ruby Pickens Tartt.
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#3Writing & Arts
Ruby Pickens Tartt
1880–1974Author, folklorist, artist, librarian, musician
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Livingston’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Livingston is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 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 Livingston
7 more names, born between 1840 and 1951.
William H. Bancroft
1904–1993American college football, basketball and baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Livingston 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 (5)
- Thomas P. Ochiltree: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Pickens Tartt: Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Arrington, Jr.: Bdavis545, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Williams: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Churchill Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons