#1Famous people · Americus
25 famous people from Americus, many of them athletes
Griffin Bell, the American judge, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Close behind are Duncan U. Fletcher and Lonne Elder III. 13 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Griffin Bell
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Duncan U. Fletcher
Youngest
1983
Leonard Pope
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Americus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Americus’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Americus is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Americus
Counted by languages, Griffin Bell is ahead of Duncan U. Fletcher and Lonne Elder III: 17, 9 and 5.
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Film, TV & Stage
Lonne Elder III
1927–1996American actor and dramatist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Americus 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 (6)
- Griffin Bell: Peter Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan U. Fletcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Carter Jr.: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Pope: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Cheokas: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Franklin Cooper: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons