#1Famous people · Madison
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Madison
Most widely known is LeGarrette Blount, the American football player, with articles in 9 languages. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 30.3, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there. From Dannite H. Mays to Ironhead Gallon, the births on the list run from 1852 to 1994.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
LeGarrette Blount
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Dannite H. Mays
Youngest
1994
Ironhead Gallon
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Madison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Madison is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Madison
LeGarrette Blount leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Patterson Dial (7) and Dannite H. Mays (4).
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#3Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Madison
Here are 6 more, born from 1926 to 1994.
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A chosen home
Also called Madison home
One more notable person made the town home: James Fishback.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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)
- LeGarrette Blount: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patterson Dial: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dannite H. Mays: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Elaine Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Fishback: MakoMltch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons