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Famous people · Douglas
16 famous people were born in Douglas, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Jennifer Nettles, the American singer, with articles in 21 languages. The American football player Tyreek Hill ranks second, ahead of G. Wayne Clough. The largest group, 10, was born since 1970. Births span 1912 to 1995, from Jerry McQuaig to Wyatt Miller.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Jennifer Nettles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Jerry McQuaig
Youngest
1995
Wyatt Miller
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Douglas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Douglas’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Douglas is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Douglas
Counted by languages, Jennifer Nettles is ahead of Tyreek Hill and G. Wayne Clough: 21, 17 and 7.
#2
#3Politics & Law
G. Wayne Clough
born 1941President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology and 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Douglas
Here are 13 more, born from 1912 to 1995.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglas 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)
- Tyreek Hill: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Wayne Clough: The original uploader was Courtarro at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Childers: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Mills: Grammymix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevis Simpson: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic LaRiccia: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons