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Famous people · Clinton

From 1858 to 1983, Clinton was the birthplace of 7 famous people

Most widely known is Trey Hollingsworth, the American businessman and politician, with articles in 12 languages. John C. Houk, the American politician, comes second, with Carlos Moore third. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 6.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Tennessee has 2.9.

#1 best knownTrey HollingsworthBusiness · born 1983
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Trey Hollingsworth
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Frank Justus Miller
Youngest
1983
Trey Hollingsworth
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Clinton

Trey Hollingsworth leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of John C. Houk (6) and Carlos Moore (4).

Trey Hollingsworth#1
Business

Trey Hollingsworth

born 1983

American businessman and politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John C. Houk#2
Politics & Law

John C. Houk

1860–1923

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CM#3
Sports

Carlos Moore

1906–1958

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Clinton’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Barry A. VannXenophon HicksTrey Hollingsworth
Politics & LawSportsBusinessNotableWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Clinton is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Clinton

Another 4, the earliest born in 1858.

Frank Justus Miller

Frank Justus Miller

1858–1938

American classicist, translator, and university administrator

Xenophon Hicks

Xenophon Hicks

1872–1952

United States federal judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Barry A. Vann

Barry A. Vann

born 1960

American author and geographer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Johnny Stuart

Johnny Stuart

1901–1970

American baseball player

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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.

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