#1Music
Eddie Kendricks
1939–1992American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Famous people · Union Springs
13 famous people were born in Union Springs, most of them between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 20 languages, Eddie Kendricks is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are John Henrik Clarke and Lucy Feagin. The first birth on record is Mary Hardway Walker’s, in 1845, and the last Tim Stowers’, in 1958. For every 10,000 residents there are 40 on the list, well above the typical Alabama town’s 3.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Eddie Kendricks
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Mary Hardway Walker
Youngest
1958
Tim Stowers
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Union Springs
Three names lead: Eddie Kendricks (20 languages), John Henrik Clarke (10) and Lucy Feagin (7).
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Writing & Arts
John Henrik Clarke
1915–1998American historian and writer
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#3Through the years
When Union Springs’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Union Springs is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Union Springs
Of the other 10, 6 are athletes.
Tim Stowers
born 1958American football player and coach, high school athletics administrator
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Mary Hardway Walker
1845–1969One of the last surviving American former enslaved persons
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union Springs 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 (2)
- Eddie Kendricks: Tamla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Feagin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons