#1Famous people · Cumming
10 famous people were born in Cumming, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Kelli Giddish, the American actress, with articles in 22 languages. The next two names are Skyler Day and Olin Wellborn. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. Only 67 of the 351 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Kelli Giddish
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Olin Wellborn
Youngest
2000
Ethan Hankins
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cumming’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cumming is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 4.3 times.
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 Cumming’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 4.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cumming
Kelli Giddish has articles in 22 languages, Skyler Day in 9 and Olin Wellborn in 7.
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Everyone else born in Cumming
Still to come: 7 more, from 1926 to 2000.
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A chosen home
Also called Cumming home
Born elsewhere, Michael R. Licona lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumming 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 (6)
- Kelli Giddish: jen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skyler Day: jus10h, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olin Wellborn: Buffalo Weekly Express (Buffalo, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Samples: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheri Gilligan: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael R. Licona: John Patrick Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons