Leighton, Alabama
Leighton, Alabama ranks 11,280th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clanton, Alabama, Ashland, Alabama, and Enterprise, Alabama. The most famous people from Leighton, Alabama are Percy Sledge. Leighton, Alabama has been the birth place of many singers. Leighton, Alabama is located in United States.
Leighton is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". At the 2020 census, the population was 665. Leighton has been hit by several tornadoes in the 2000s, including a damaging EF2 on May 8, 2008, that was caught on tape flipping over many cars and damaging buildings. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1941, Leighton, Alabama was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Percy Sledge.
People Born in Leighton, Alabama
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leighton, Alabama were singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leighton, Alabama, including Percy Sledge. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leighton, Alabama, including Percy Sledge.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Leighton, Alabama since 1700.
