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William Louis Dickinson
1925–2008Alabama Republican politician
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Famous people · Opelika
Of the 23 famous people born in Opelika, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 9 languages make the alabama Republican politician William Louis Dickinson the best known. Behind the leader come Morris Finley and Lardarius Webb. More than half were born since 1970, 13 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 7 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
William Louis Dickinson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
J. Curry Street
Youngest
1995
Sudhanshu Kaushik
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Opelika’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Opelika’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 7 births.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Opelika is known for
Opelika has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Opelika
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Opelika
The rest number 20, with 11 athletes among them.
Sudhanshu Kaushik
born 1995Indian American youth rights activist and commentator
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A chosen home
Also called Opelika home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Bennie G. Adkins the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Auburn has the longest list next door: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Opelika 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 (9)
- William Louis Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Finley: Giorgio_Armani_e_l'Olimpia_Milano_(2009).jpg: Bruno Cordioli derivative work: MoRecupero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lardarius Webb: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Herring: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beckwith: Los Angeles Dodgers / Major League Baseball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennie G. Adkins: The U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller/Photojournalist to the Under Secretary of the Army/Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallory Hagan: TheodoreGraham, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Chapman Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons