#1Famous people · Monroeville
Harper Lee leads the 9 famous people born in Monroeville
109 languages have an article about the American novelist Harper Lee. The American schoolteacher Marva Collins ranks second, ahead of Tytus Howard. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Harper Lee
in 109 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Harper Lee
Youngest
1996
Tytus Howard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Monroeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Monroeville
Languages with an article: 109 for Harper Lee, 8 for Marva Collins, 6 for Tytus Howard.
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When Monroeville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monroeville is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 3.3 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroeville 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 (6)
- Harper Lee: Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marva Collins: Series: Photographs Related to the George W. Bush Administration, 1/20/2001 - 1/20/2009 Collection: Records of the White House Photo Office (George W. Bush Administration), 1/20/2001 - 1/20/2009, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tytus Howard: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Booker: User Haltrosky on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Nettles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsha Barbour: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons