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Famous people · Wadley

Wadley is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Daryl Turner the best known. The American football player and coach J. T. White ranks second, ahead of Paul White. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From J. T. White in 1920 to A. J. Harmon in 1989, the births cover 69 years.

#2 best knownJ. T. WhiteSports · 1920–2005
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Daryl Turner
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
J. T. White
Youngest
1989
A. J. Harmon
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Wadley’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Wadley’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000
Sports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Wadley

All three are athletes.

DT#1
Sports

Daryl Turner

born 1961

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
J. T. White#2
Sports

J. T. White

1920–2005

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PW#3
Sports

Paul White

1921–1974

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Wadley

2 more, 2 of them athletes.

RE

Russell Ellington

1938–2007

American basketball coach

AH

A. J. Harmon

born 1989

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wadley 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 (1)
  • J. T. White: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons