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Famous people · Sulligent

Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Sulligent

Articles in 12 languages make the American politician William Brockman Bankhead the best known. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. William Brockman Bankhead, born in 1874, is the earliest name and Rashad Johnson, born in 1986, the latest. Only 66 of the 288 towns in Alabama with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownWilliam Brockman BankheadPolitics & Law · 1874–1940
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6
notable people
Best known
William Brockman Bankhead
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
William Brockman Bankhead
Youngest
1986
Rashad Johnson
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Sulligent’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Sulligent is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.

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 Sulligent

Two of the three are athletes.

William Brockman Bankhead#1
Politics & Law

William Brockman Bankhead

1874–1940

American politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Rashad Johnson#2
Sports

Rashad Johnson

born 1986

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BH#3
Sports

Bubba Harris

1926–2013

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Sulligent’s famous people were born

The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Joe CribbsRashad JohnsonWilliam Brockman Bankhead
SportsPolitics & Law

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sulligent

3 more, from 1910 to 1958.

FB

Fred Bankhead

1912–1972

American baseball player

SB

Sam Bankhead

1910–1976

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sulligent 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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