#1Business
Tim Cook
born 1960American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
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Famous people · Mobile
Of the 28 famous people born in Mobile, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
Tim Cook leads the list, covered in 80 languages. Behind the leader come Lloyd J. Austin III and Hank Aaron. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Tim Cook
in 80 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Richard Oliver Gerow
Youngest
1999
Curry Barker
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Mobile’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Mobile
By how many languages cover them, Tim Cook comes first (80), then Lloyd J. Austin III (60) and Hank Aaron (55).
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#2Politics & Law
Lloyd J. Austin III
born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense
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#3Known for
What Mobile is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Mobile’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicFaithBusinessPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mobile
25 more, 10 of them athletes.
Kathryn P. Hire
born 1959NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve
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Archie Carr
1909–1987American university professor, zoologist, and conservationist
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A chosen home
Also called Mobile home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Cynthia Tucker.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mobile 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 (12)
- Tim Cook: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd J. Austin III: Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aaron: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laverne Cox: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aron Jóhannsson: Steindy 21:34, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeMarcus Cousins: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn P. Hire: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Williams: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kennedy Winston: Sportingn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Mosley: Executive Office of the President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Sawyer: Bluenose Canoehead, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons