#1Famous people · Jackson
5 famous people call Jackson their birthplace
The best known is the American football player Samaje Perine, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Antonio Chatman, third to John "Jabo" Starks. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Stew Bolen in 1902 to Samaje Perine in 1995, the births cover 93 years.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Samaje Perine
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Stew Bolen
Youngest
1995
Samaje Perine
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Jackson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jackson’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jackson
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Jackson is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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Everyone else born in Jackson
2 more names, born between 1902 and 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (2)
- Samaje Perine: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stew Bolen: Kroger Bread, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons