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Famous people · Folkston

5 famous people come from Folkston, Courtney Williams the best known

At the top of the list is the American basketball player Courtney Williams, covered in 13 languages. The American football player Boss Bailey ranks second, ahead of Christopher Milton. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all.

#1 best knownCourtney WilliamsSports · born 1994
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Courtney Williams
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Henry McMillian
Youngest
1994
Courtney Williams
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Folkston’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Folkston’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 2.

The American centuryToday195020002050Boss BaileyCourtney Williams
Sports

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

The best known

Born in Folkston

All three are athletes.

Courtney Williams#1
Sports

Courtney Williams

born 1994

American basketball player (born May 1994)

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Boss Bailey#2
Sports

Boss Bailey

born 1979

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CM#3
Sports

Christopher Milton

born 1992

American football cornerback

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Folkston

Another 2, the earliest born in 1971.

HM

Henry McMillian

born 1971

American football player

JM

Justin Mincey

born 1986

Arena Football League player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Folkston 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 (2)
  • Courtney Williams: Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Boss Bailey: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizing:border…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons