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Famous people · Uniontown
Uniontown counts 6 famous people, first among them Tony Cox
Tony Cox, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 288 towns in Alabama with famous people list more. From Morris Ernst to Erwin Dudley, the births on the list run from 1888 to 1981.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Tony Cox
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Morris Ernst
Youngest
1981
Erwin Dudley
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Uniontown
Tony Cox, Erwin Dudley and Augusta Clark are written about in 24, 10 and 5 languages.
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Through the years
When Uniontown’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Uniontown is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
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 Uniontown
3 more names, born between 1888 and 1931.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uniontown 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 (3)
- Erwin Dudley: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Lipscomb: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Ernst: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons