Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama ranks 1,053rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canton, Ohio, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, and Highland Park, Illinois. Memorable people born in Huntsville, Alabama include Jimmy Wales, Tallulah Bankhead, and Kim Dickens. Memorable people who died in Huntsville, Alabama include Owen Garriott, Jon E. Ahlquist, and LeRoy Pope Walker. Huntsville, Alabama has been the birth place of many actors, and astronomers and the death place of many politicians, and astronauts. Huntsville, Alabama is located in United States.
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County and Morgan County. It is located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1817 and 1993, Huntsville, Alabama was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Jimmy Wales, Tallulah Bankhead, and Kim Dickens. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Huntsville, Alabama including Owen Garriott, Jon E. Ahlquist, and LeRoy Pope Walker.
People Born in Huntsville, Alabama
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Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1
Tallulah Bankhead
ACTOR
1902 - 1968
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2
Kim Dickens
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3
Michael E. Brown
ASTRONOMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 4
LeRoy Pope Walker
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 5
Reg E. Cathey
ACTOR
1958 - 2018
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 6
Debby Ryan
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7
Felicia Day
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 8
David J. Tholen
ASTRONOMER
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 9
Terri Sewell
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 10
Mark Lenzi
ATHLETE
1968 - 2012
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 11
Margaret Hoelzer
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Huntsville, Alabama
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Owen Garriott
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2019
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1
Jon E. Ahlquist
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2020
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 2
LeRoy Pope Walker
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 3
Clement Comer Clay
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1866
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 4
John Sparkman
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Huntsville, Alabama
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Most individuals born in present day Huntsville, Alabama were actors (5), astronomers (2), politicians (2), inventors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (3), astronauts (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Huntsville, Alabama, including Kim Dickens, Reg E. Cathey, and Debby Ryan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Huntsville, Alabama, including Tallulah Bankhead, Kim Dickens, and Reg E. Cathey.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Huntsville, Alabama since 1700.
