#1Famous people · Chipley
10 famous people were born in Chipley, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Artis Gilmore, covered in 18 languages. Close behind are Mary Lena Faulk and Amp Lee. J. Rex Farrior (1896) and Karsten Whitson (1991) mark the two ends of the list. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Artis Gilmore
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
J. Rex Farrior
Youngest
1991
Karsten Whitson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Chipley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chipley is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Chipley’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chipley
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Chipley
The rest number 7, with 3 athletes among them.
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
1914–1997American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chipley 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 (3)
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Benjamin Goodlett: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will McLean: John Buckley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons