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Famous people · Russellville
Most of the 17 famous people born in Russellville came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actress Sonequa Martin-Green, covered in 35 languages. Close behind are Gustav Hasford and Edwin O. Willis. Per head, the list is long: 15.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Alabama has 3. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Sonequa Martin-Green
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Althea Brown Edmiston
Youngest
1989
Madeline Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Russellville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Russellville’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMusicBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Russellville
Sonequa Martin-Green has articles in 35 languages, Gustav Hasford in 17 and Edwin O. Willis in 7.
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What Russellville is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
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 Russellville 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 (4)
- Gustav Hasford: Dale Dye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin O. Willis: Yoshika Oniki, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Manley: Joey Manley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althea Brown Edmiston: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons