#1Writing & Arts
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
1886–1944Acting First Lady of the United States
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Famous people · Gainesville
Margaret Woodrow Wilson tops a list of 48 famous people born in Gainesville
The best known is the acting First Lady of the United states Margaret Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 30 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 22 were born, the most of any period. 17 were born in 1970 or later. Only 4 of the 345 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Youngest
2004
VJ Payne
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Gainesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gainesville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gainesville
By how many languages cover them, Margaret Woodrow Wilson comes first (30), then Doug Collins (22) and Deshaun Watson (14).
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The field with the most names is Sports: 19.
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Everyone else born in Gainesville
Another 45, 18 of them athletes.
Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre
1887–1933American presidential daughter and activist
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J. McRee Elrod
1932–2016NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gainesville 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 (15)
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson: Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lance: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Cagle: Landoflizards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Davis: Indiana Blue Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Owings: EliseLotz, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Deal: Georgia National Guard from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Johnson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivey Wingo: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Elrod: This photo was taken by the US Fish and Wildlife Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariah Paris Balenciaga: dvsross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. McRee Elrod: Thisislonalee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Lettre: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis A. Massey: Skyyates, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons