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Famous people · Ozark

Of the 6 famous people born in Ozark, an unusual share are athletes

Articles in 5 languages make the American football player Wilbur Jackson the best known. 3 of them were born since 1970. From Joe Lee Dunn to Larry Donnell, the births on the list run from 1946 to 1988. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.2, close to the 3 of the typical Alabama town.

#3 best knownSteve McLendonSports · born 1986
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Wilbur Jackson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Joe Lee Dunn
Youngest
1988
Larry Donnell
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Ozark’s famous people

Through the years

When Ozark’s famous people were born

The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

The American centuryToday19502000Steve McLendon
Sports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Ozark

The three are covered in 5, 4 and 4 languages: Wilbur Jackson, Larry Donnell and Steve McLendon.

WJ#1
Sports

Wilbur Jackson

born 1951

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LD#2
Sports

Larry Donnell

born 1988

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Steve McLendon#3
Sports

Steve McLendon

born 1986

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Ozark

3 more, from 1946 to 1980.

JD

Joe Lee Dunn

1946–2021

American football player and coach

JS

Josh Savage

born 1980

Player of American football

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ozark 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.

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