#1Famous people · Fort Valley
Athletes stand out among the 24 famous people born in Fort Valley
Most widely known is Ahmed Hill, the American basketball player, with articles in 7 languages. Al Beard, the American basketball player, comes second, with Victoria Earle Matthews third. Born in 1861, Victoria Earle Matthews is the first name on record, and Kearis Jackson, born in 1999, the most recent. Between 1920 and 1969, 9 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Ahmed Hill
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Victoria Earle Matthews
Youngest
1999
Kearis Jackson
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Fort Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort Valley is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 3.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Fort Valley’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fort Valley
Counted by languages, Ahmed Hill is ahead of Al Beard and Victoria Earle Matthews: 7, 7 and 7.
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Everyone else born in Fort Valley
21 more names, born between 1885 and 1999.
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A chosen home
Also called Fort Valley home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fort Valley, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Valley 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 (8)
- Ahmed Hill: SneakinDeacon from New River Valley, Va, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Earle Matthews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Johnson: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Hurst: Lance Corporal S.A. Lamd, USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Fineran: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Jesse Gause: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Hartley: University of Georgia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons