Kiokee Baptist Church · Photo: AugustaGALiving · CC BY 2.0Famous people from Appling
The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names. Albany has the second-longest list in Georgia, after Rome, with 62. Not one famous person on record comes from Appling yet. The Georgia lists hold names for 344 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Appling), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Appling has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appling 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.