#1Famous people · Duluth
12 famous people were born in Duluth, more of them athletes than in most towns
MattyBRaps, the American rapper, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Since 1970, 10 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from James Mason, born in 1951, to MattyBRaps, born in 2003. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.7, close to the 4.3 of the typical Georgia town.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
MattyBRaps
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
James Mason
Youngest
2003
MattyBRaps
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Duluth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Duluth’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Duluth is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.3 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 Duluth
Languages with an article: 16 for MattyBRaps, 9 for Adam Flagler, 8 for Chris Duvall.
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Everyone else born in Duluth
Another 9, the earliest born in 1951.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Duluth home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by NeNe Leakes.
NeNe Leakes
born 1966American television personality, actress, presenter, businesswoman, author, and fashion designer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Suwanee’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duluth 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 (11)
- MattyBRaps: Casey Florig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Duvall: Matthew Izzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robby Bostain: ZanderZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Sampson III: Evan_Turner_drives_past_Ralph_Sampson_III.jpg: Dorn Byg derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Heyward: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Johnson: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- NeNe Leakes: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Linder: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean M. Kirkpatrick: NASA/Joel Kowsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Uzomah: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Andrews: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons