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Jack Nelson
1931–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach
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Famous people · Chickamauga
2 famous people call Chickamauga their birthplace
Best known of all is Jack Nelson, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the American politician from Georgia Steve Tarvin. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66. Jack Nelson (1931) and Steve Tarvin (1951) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jack Nelson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Jack Nelson
Youngest
1951
Steve Tarvin
Most common field
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1 people
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Born in Chickamauga
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chickamauga 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.
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- Steve Tarvin: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons