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Famous people · Dunwoody
Of the 6 famous people born in Dunwoody, an unusual share are athletes
Alex Caskey, the American soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The list runs from David Shafer, born in 1965, to Corey White, born in 1990. For its size the list is short: 1.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical Georgia town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alex Caskey
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1965
David Shafer
Youngest
1990
Corey White
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Dunwoody’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dunwoody’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dunwoody is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
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 Dunwoody
First, Alex Caskey (7 languages), then Corey White (5) and Will Heller (4).
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Everyone else born in Dunwoody
Here are 3 more, born from 1965 to 1981.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dunwoody home
One more notable person made the town home: Lindsay Lee-Waters.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chamblee has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunwoody 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 (4)
- Will Heller: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Shafer: Gaconservative, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Lee-Waters: Mark Woods, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Bagwell: Woodele1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons