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CLINTON

Most Famous People Born in Clinton, United States

Notable people
305
Peak decade
1860s
Median birth year
1909
Most distinctive
Coach 11.1×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1860s with 26 notable births.

What Clinton Is Known For

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Politician is Clinton's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (56).

Clinton over-indexes on coach11.1× the global rate.

Clinton under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician56
  2. Baseball37
  3. Football34
  4. Lawyer24
  5. Actor11
  6. Basket11
  7. Coach7
  8. Journalist6
  1. Coach711.1×
  2. Baseball3710.7×
  3. Lawyer244.5×
  4. Basket112.9×
  5. Hockey61.7×
  6. Politician561.6×
  1. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0003 POLITICIAN

Elihu Root

1845 - 1937

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0004 POLITICIAN

William R. King

1786 - 1853

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0007 POLITICIAN

Daniel Morgan

1736 - 1802

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0011 POLITICIAN

Alexander Martin

1740 - 1807

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0013 POLITICIAN

Trey Hollingsworth

Born 1983

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0016 POLITICIAN

Bob Etheridge

Born 1941

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0017 POLITICIAN

Lauch Faircloth

Born 1928

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0027 POLITICIAN

Marion Butler

1863 - 1938

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0029 POLITICIAN

Thomas Overton Moore

1804 - 1876

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0032 POLITICIAN

Charles Hillman Brough

1876 - 1935

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0033 POLITICIAN

John Lambert (politician)

1746 - 1823

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0039 POLITICIAN

Gabriel Holmes

1769 - 1829

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0049 POLITICIAN

Robert Burns Smith

1854 - 1908

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0051 POLITICIAN

Philip J. Philbin

1898 - 1972

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0052 POLITICIAN

Robert Humphreys

1893 - 1977

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0063 POLITICIAN

Jane Anne Jayroe

Born 1947

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0065 POLITICIAN

Benjamin S. Paulen

1869 - 1961

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0068 POLITICIAN

Levi T. Griffin

1837 - 1906

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0072 POLITICIAN

Charles Pettit

1736 - 1806

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0081 POLITICIAN

J. Hart Brewer

1844 - 1900

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0084 POLITICIAN

Elmer H. Wene

1892 - 1957

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0086 POLITICIAN

John R. Neal

1836 - 1889

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0092 POLITICIAN

John C. Houk

1860 - 1923

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0094 POLITICIAN

Fred J. Douglas

1869 - 1949

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0097 POLITICIAN

William S. Jacobsen

1887 - 1955

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0101 POLITICIAN

John Edgar Fowler

1866 - 1930

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0106 POLITICIAN

Collin McKinney

1766 - 1861

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0109 POLITICIAN

Patrick Henry (U.S. Congressman)

1843 - 1930

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0110 POLITICIAN

John K. Griffin

1789 - 1841

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0112 POLITICIAN

John Runk

1791 - 1872

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0116 POLITICIAN

Edwin W. Higgins

1874 - 1954

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0117 POLITICIAN

Pat Ward

1957 - 2012

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0127 POLITICIAN

Philip Gunn

Born 1963

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0144 POLITICIAN

Mike Bonin

Born 1967

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0158 POLITICIAN

Thomas V. Miller Jr.

Born 1942

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0184 POLITICIAN

Gwendolyn Faison

Born 1925

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0190 POLITICIAN

Steven Olson

Born 1947

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0191 POLITICIAN

DeWitt Webb

1840 - 1917

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0193 POLITICIAN

George Shadid

1929 - 2018

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0202 POLITICIAN

Larry M. Bell

Born 1939

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0209 POLITICIAN

W. Brent Jackson

Born 1957

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0223 POLITICIAN

Wade Van Valkenburg

1899 - 1985

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0254 POLITICIAN

Melvin L. Larsen

Born 1936

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0255 POLITICIAN

Henry J. Arnold

Born 1866

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0265 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Sweet

1832 - 1874

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0266 POLITICIAN

Norlin Mommsen

Born 1957

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0269 POLITICIAN

De Wayne Stebbins

1835 - 1901

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0270 POLITICIAN

George F. Gillette

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0276 POLITICIAN

Nurham O. Warwick

Born 1940

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0280 POLITICIAN

Frederick Jackson (Politiker)

1847 - 1915

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0282 POLITICIAN

John Stevenson (Ontario politician)

1812 - 1884

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0291 POLITICIAN

Edwin T. Boykin

1854 - 1898

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0296 POLITICIAN

George Merrill Wright

Born 1865

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0301 POLITICIAN

John D. Travis

1940 - 2016

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0304 POLITICIAN

William P. Constantino

1911 - 1989

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0305 POLITICIAN

James C. McGloon

1879 - 1943

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