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Famous people · Claxton
5 famous people were born in Claxton
The best known is the American businessman Albert Parker, with articles in 2 languages. Second place goes to the FBI executive Cartha DeLoach, third to Joe Kennedy. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Albert Parker (1916) and Joe Odom (1948) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Albert Parker
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Albert Parker
Youngest
1948
Joe Odom
Most common field
Business
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Claxton
Business people take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Claxton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
BusinessPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Claxton is known for
Business people are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Claxton
2 more names, born between 1920 and 1948.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Claxton home
One more notable person made the town home: Al Parker.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Claxton 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 (2)
- Cartha DeLoach: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Washington Larsen: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons