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Rogersville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American football player Larry Woods, covered in 5 languages. The player of American football Ken Cooper ranks second, ahead of Lynn Greer. Over 25 years of births, the list goes from Ken Cooper (1923) to Larry Woods (1948). No town in Alabama lists more than Selma, with 70.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Larry Woods
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Ken Cooper
Youngest
1948
Larry Woods
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Rogersville
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Rogersville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rogersville is known for
Share of Rogersville’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rogersville 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.