#1Famous people · Selma
Selma is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American baseball player Zack Thompson the best known. The only other name is the American judge and politician Samuel L. Reed. Samuel L. Reed (1934) and Zack Thompson (1997) mark the two ends of the list. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 381 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Zack Thompson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Samuel L. Reed
Youngest
1997
Zack Thompson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Selma
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What Selma is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Selma 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)
- Zack Thompson: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons