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Famous people · Cartersville
Of the 21 famous people born in Cartersville, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American actor Benjamin Walker, with articles in 24 languages. Joe Frank Harris, the American politician, comes second, with Ashton Hagans third. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Joel B. Mayes, born in 1833, and the youngest Caleb Henson, born in 2002.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Walker
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Joel B. Mayes
Youngest
2002
Caleb Henson
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Cartersville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cartersville’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cartersville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is 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 Cartersville
Languages with an article: 24 for Benjamin Walker, 11 for Joe Frank Harris, 8 for Ashton Hagans.
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Everyone else born in Cartersville
The rest number 18, with 11 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cartersville 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 (8)
- Joe Frank Harris: DOD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Hagans: Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Woodhall: Ssu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben E. Jenkins: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Smith: Taps staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Henson: CMPTV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Thacker: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel B. Mayes: United States Census Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons