#1Famous people · New Albany
George Brown Goode tops a list of 55 famous people born in New Albany
At the top of the list is the American ichthyologist George Brown Goode, covered in 18 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 21 were born, the most of any period. Only 2 towns in Indiana list more. The list runs from Norvin Green, born in 1818, to Billie Starkz, born in 2004.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
George Brown Goode
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Norvin Green
Youngest
2004
Billie Starkz
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about New Albany’s famous people
The best known
Born in New Albany
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When New Albany’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 10.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Albany is known for
New Albany has 1.5× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in New Albany
A further 52 follow, born between 1818 and 2004.
John M. Stotsenburg
1858–1899United States Army officer killed in the Philippine–American War
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Arthur W. Jones
1891–1962American college football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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Billy Crawford
1864–1933American football player and coach, lawyer, railroad executive
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Albany home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Mike Sodrel the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Clarksville has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Albany 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 (29)
- George Brown Goode: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fuzzy Zoeller: Keith Allison (Keith Allison @ Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romeo Langford: TheHoosier.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Ritter: The Vatican, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Braydon Hobbs: Sven Kuczera Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Wright: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rondale Moore: FOX Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. La Follette: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Wiseman: Elonka, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. J. Sparks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Starkz: Mouse3911, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Renshaw: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry E. Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Dunbar: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Scharf: Ken Stanek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Sarles: Marvin Dement Boland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Atterbury: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Mann Lewis: US Army Signal Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Zoeller: The Century Council (website [2]), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannibal C. Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Stotsenburg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jouett Meekin: Elmer Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Van Kamp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Rogers: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norvin Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sodrel: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickie Knuckles: Randy K. Youmans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons