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ALEXANDRIA

Most Famous People Born in Alexandria, United States

Notable people
379
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1950
Most distinctive
Officer 6.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Alexandria during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Alexandria Is Known For

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Politician is Alexandria's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (51).

Alexandria over-indexes on officer — 6.0× the global rate.

Alexandria under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician51
  2. Football45
  3. Lawyer33
  4. Actor30
  5. Baseball20
  6. Basket19
  7. Officer15
  8. Singer12
  1. Officer156.0×
  2. Lawyer335.0×
  3. Baseball204.7×
  4. Basket194.0×
  5. Novelist53.3×
  6. Mathematician52.6×
  7. Militar81.7×
  8. Singer121.5×
  1. Writer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Alexandria's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0033 POET

Arna Bontemps

1902 - 1973

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0054 BANDLEADER

Claude Hopkins

1903 - 1984

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0076 NOVELIST

Wallace West

1900 - 1980

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0116 POLITICIAN

Thomas H. Werdel

1905 - 1966

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0157 MILITAR

Blackshear M. Bryan

1900 - 1977

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0174 LEGISLATOR

Armistead L. Boothe

1907 - 1990

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0185 SPORT

Jimmy Dudley

1909 - 1999

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0203 MUSIC

Johnny Williams (blues musician)

1906 - 2006

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0285 POLITICIAN

Leroy S. Bendheim

1906 - 1987

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0328 LAWYER

Louis L. Redding

1901 - 1998

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0336 LIBRARIAN

Ellen Coolidge Burke

1901 - 1975

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0343 BANK

Robert H. Bolton

1908 - 2003

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