#1Famous people · Huntsville
The 22 famous people born in Huntsville, led by Steve Forrest
The best known is the American actor Steve Forrest, with articles in 25 languages. Behind the leader come Robert Abercrombie Lovett and Cody Johnson. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Steve Forrest
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
James A. Baker
Youngest
1992
Jacy Reese Anthis
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Huntsville
Steve Forrest has articles in 25 languages, Robert Abercrombie Lovett in 20 and Cody Johnson in 10.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Robert Abercrombie Lovett
1895–1986Politician and United States Navy officer
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CJ#3
Through the years
When Huntsville’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Huntsville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2.3 times.
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 Huntsville
Another 19, the earliest born in 1857.
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A chosen home
Also called Huntsville home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Béla Károlyi.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntsville 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 (7)
- Steve Forrest: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Abercrombie Lovett: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Henry Ball: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacy Reese Anthis: Analytics India Magazine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Holmes: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Smith: Ian D'Andrea on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Béla Károlyi: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons