#12 famous people come from Porterdale, Raymond Moody the best known
At the top of the list is the American psychologist Raymond Moody, covered in 26 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Tiny Osborne. Tiny Osborne (1893) and Raymond Moody (1944) mark the two ends of the list. Next door, Covington lists 26, led by Stephon Castle.

Born in Porterdale
#1What Porterdale is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Covington counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porterdale 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)
- Raymond Moody: Ehabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephon Castle: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
