#1Famous people · Adel
7 famous people were born in Adel, more of them athletes than in most towns
Ray McKinnon, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The American dancer Cloud ranks second, ahead of Kelvin Martin. Most were born since 1970: 4 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.4 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Ray McKinnon
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Jim K. Tillman
Youngest
1992
Jerome Hill
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Adel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Adel’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Adel is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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.
The best known
Born in Adel
Ray McKinnon has articles in 17 languages, Cloud in 10 and Kelvin Martin in 5.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Adel
4 more, 3 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Sparks counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adel 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 (4)
- Ray McKinnon: LGEPR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvin Martin: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim K. Tillman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleb Cowart: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons