#1Famous people · Phenix City
Of the 25 famous people born in Phenix City, an unusual share are athletes
Harvey Glance, the athletics competitor, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Hugh A. Bentley to Justyn Ross, the births on the list run from 1909 to 1999. 8 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Harvey Glance
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Hugh A. Bentley
Youngest
1999
Justyn Ross
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Phenix City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Phenix City is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 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 Phenix City’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 5.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Phenix City
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Phenix City
22 more, from 1909 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Phenix City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Phenix City, though born elsewhere.
Katherine Webb
born 1989American model, beauty queen, television personality
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Phenix City.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phenix City 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)
- Harvey Glance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. McKissic: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Ward Allen: JackGold58, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Campbell: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justyn Ross: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skeeter Newsome: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ucambre Williams: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Webb: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson McCullers: Carl Van Vechten, 1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons