#1Famous people · Talladega
From 1835 to 1951, Talladega was the birthplace of 22 famous people
At the top of the list is the American actress Gertrude Michael, covered in 14 languages. William W. Brandon and Ethlyne Clair follow. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Gertrude Michael
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
Taul Bradford
Youngest
1951
Ron Mabra
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
The best known
Born in Talladega
Three names lead: Gertrude Michael (14 languages), William W. Brandon (13) and Ethlyne Clair (11).
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#3Through the years
When Talladega’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Talladega is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.4 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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Everyone else born in Talladega
A further 19 follow, born between 1835 and 1951.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Talladega 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 (7)
- Gertrude Michael: produced by Paramount pictures and supplied to CINE MUNDIAL magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethlyne Clair: Elmer Freyr (1898-1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Manuel Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taul Bradford: Mathew Benjamin Brady, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mollie Evelyn Moore: Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sydney J. Bowie: Birmingham News newspaper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Plowman: Fran Q, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons