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Famous people · Dahlonega

Dahlonega’s famous people span 132 years: 5 births from 1835 to 1967

Sara Christian, the American racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are William P. Price and William Wallace Price. Per head, the list is long: 6.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3. The list’s best known name, Sara Christian, dates from 1918.

#2 best knownWilliam P. PricePolitics & Law · 1835–1908
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sara Christian
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
William P. Price
Youngest
1967
Steve Gooch
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Dahlonega

Sara Christian, William P. Price and William Wallace Price are written about in 7, 5 and 3 languages.

SC#1
Sports

Sara Christian

1918–1980

American racing driver

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
William P. Price#2
Politics & Law

William P. Price

1835–1908

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
William Wallace Price#3
Writing & Arts

William Wallace Price

1867–1931

American journalist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Dahlonega’s famous people were born

The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Steve GoochWilliam Wallace PriceWilliam P. Price
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Dahlonega is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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 Dahlonega

2 more, best known first.

Steve Gooch

Steve Gooch

born 1967

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dahlonega 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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