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Famous people · Alcoa
9 famous people from Alcoa, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the boxer William Michaels, covered in 15 languages. Lynn Swann, the American football player and politician, comes second, with Billy Williams third. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. The earliest on the list is William Michaels, born in 1876, and the youngest Carl Stewart, born in 1985.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
William Michaels
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
William Michaels
Youngest
1985
Carl Stewart
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Alcoa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Alcoa is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Alcoa’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Alcoa
All three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Alcoa
Still to come: 6 more, from 1947 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Alcoa home
Born elsewhere, Bessie Harvey lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Alcoa.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alcoa 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 (4)
- Lynn Swann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Stewart: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamar Alexander: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio-Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons