#1Famous people · Northport
5 famous people were born in Northport
Most widely known is Frank Lary, the American baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Al Lary, third to Andre Royal. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. Births span 1928 to 1972, from Al Lary to Andre Royal.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frank Lary
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Al Lary
Youngest
1972
Andre Royal
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Northport
Frank Lary leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Al Lary (2) and Andre Royal (2).
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Through the years
When Northport’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Northport
Here are 2 more, born from 1942 to 1947.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Northport home
Born elsewhere, Hannah Brown lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Tuscaloosa’s, at 65 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northport 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 (2)
- Frank Lary: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinah Washington: Mercury Records The full size copy of the photo shows the photographer to be James Kriegsmann, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons