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Famous people · Town Creek
8 famous people were born in Town Creek, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American basketball player John Douglas, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Don Jones, third to Antonio Langham. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 299 towns in Alabama with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Douglas
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Jack Manley
Youngest
1990
Don Jones
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Town Creek’s famous people
Through the years
When Town Creek’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Town Creek
The three best known are all athletes.
#2AL#3
Sports
Antonio Langham
born 1972All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback
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5 more, from 1929 to 1978.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Town Creek 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 (1)
- Don Jones: Mikepong, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons