#1Famous people · Brunswick
42 famous people were born in Brunswick, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American baseball player Adam Wainwright, with articles in 15 languages. Anna Jay is second and Darius Slay third. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 27.4 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Adam Wainwright
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
James Garneth Carter
Youngest
2001
Warren McClendon
Most common field
Sports
25 people
What stands out about Brunswick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brunswick’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brunswick is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Brunswick
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Brunswick
Of the other 39, 22 are athletes.
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
1922–2012African-American psychiatrist and medical administrator
NotableWikipedia ↗
Steve Melnyk
born 1947American golfer, U.S. Amateur champion, British Amateur champion, PGA Tour member
SportsWikipedia ↗
Willie McClendon
born 1957American college football player, professional football player, running back
SportsWikipedia ↗
Albert Tresvant
1926–2004American politician who served as mayor of Opa-Locka, Florida
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brunswick 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 (14)
- Adam Wainwright: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Jay: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Slay: Kevind810, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glacier: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Dudley: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barret Browning: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deejay Dallas: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hood: Michelle Harlow (Reinhardt College), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Phillips: Rakanqat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Walker: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bowen: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Dawson: NA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornell Harvey: Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons