#1Famous people · Covington
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 26 famous people born in Covington
Most widely known is Stephon Castle, the American basketball player, with articles in 19 languages. The American athlete Elija Godwin ranks second, ahead of George Adams. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 17.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Stephon Castle
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
George T. Anderson
Youngest
2004
Stephon Castle
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Covington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Covington is known for
Covington has 3.2× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Covington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Covington
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Covington
Still to come: 23 more, from 1824 to 2001.
Dale Carter
born 1969All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback
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Ardie Clark Halyard
1896–1989Business woman, civil rights advocate, education reformer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Oxford’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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)
- Stephon Castle: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adams: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curley Weaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George T. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stokes: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonidas F. Livingston: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Pace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Simms: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Dyke: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Grier Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam D. Mann: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Akeem Hunt: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Branham: Photographer: Vernon Taylor. Images from the History of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Moody: Ehabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons