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Famous people · Lamar
6 famous people were born in Lamar, more of them athletes than in most towns
Michael Hamlin, the player of American football, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Close behind are B. J. Goodson and Bob Hudson. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Born in 1930, Bob Hudson is the first name on record, and Decobie Durant, born in 1998, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Michael Hamlin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Bob Hudson
Youngest
1998
Decobie Durant
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Lamar’s famous people
Through the years
When Lamar’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lamar
All three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lamar
Another 3, the earliest born in 1969.
Levon Kirkland
born 1969All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamar 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)
- B. J. Goodson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons