#1Famous people · Clinton
Of the 10 famous people born in Clinton, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American basketball player Ty Lawson, with articles in 27 languages. Close behind are Dante Cunningham and Trevor Keels. More than half were born since 1970, 9 in all. Born in 1942, Thomas V. Miller, Jr. is the first name on record, and Trevor Keels, born in 2003, the most recent.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ty Lawson
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Thomas V. Miller, Jr.
Youngest
2003
Trevor Keels
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clinton is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Clinton
The three are covered in 27, 21 and 11 languages: Ty Lawson, Dante Cunningham and Trevor Keels.
#1
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Clinton
A further 7 follow, born between 1942 and 1992.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Clinton?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Clinton’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Fort Washington’s, with 14.
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 (10)
- Ty Lawson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Cunningham: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Keels: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darion Atkins: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney McLeod: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Taylor: Eric Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas V. Miller, Jr.: w:User:Marylandstater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davin Meggett: "Monica's Dad" on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Kinney: Politics and Prose Bookstore, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markel Starks: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons