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Famous people · Alston

No one born in Alston has made the famous people list yet

Across Georgia, 351 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names. After Rome, the next longest list in Georgia is Albany’s, with 62.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Alston), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Alston has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Alston

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alston 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.