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Famous people · Valley
7 famous people were born in Valley, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Gary Barnes the best known. The next two names are Bill McGhee and Matt Foster. The first birth on record is Bill McGhee’s, in 1905, and the last Matt Foster’s, in 1995. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Gary Barnes
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Bill McGhee
Youngest
1995
Matt Foster
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Valley is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Valley’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Valley
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Valley
Another 4, 3 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lanett has the most on record, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley 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)
- Jylan Ware: U.S. Air Force/Louis Briscese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemanski Hall: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Hood James, Jr.: Auburn University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons