5 famous people were born in Clinton from 1867 to 1990
Most widely known is Billy Andrews, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Emilie Watts McVea and Shannon Dawson. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Billy Andrews was born in 1945.
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
When Clinton’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Clinton
Billy Andrews leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Emilie Watts McVea (3) and Shannon Dawson (3).
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#3What Clinton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Clinton
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Also called Clinton home
Born elsewhere, Shalanda Young lived here.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (3)
- Emilie Watts McVea: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Dawson: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shalanda Young: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons