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Famous people · Glennville

5 famous people call Glennville their birthplace

The best known is the American singer-songwriter Cole Swindell, with articles in 8 languages. Close behind are Beach Dickerson and Thurman Anderson. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. The list comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical town in Georgia.

#1 best knownCole SwindellMusic · born 1983
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Cole Swindell
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Laura Belle Barnard
Youngest
1983
Cole Swindell
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Glennville

Cole Swindell leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Beach Dickerson (5) and Thurman Anderson (2).

Cole Swindell#1
Music

Cole Swindell

born 1983

American singer-songwriter

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BD#2
Film, TV & Stage

Beach Dickerson

1924–2005

American actor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Thurman Anderson#3
Military

Thurman Anderson

born 1932

United States Army general

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Glennville’s famous people were born

The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Thurman AndersonCole Swindell
MusicFilm, TV & StageMilitarySportsFaith

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

Known for

What Glennville is known for

1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Glennville

2 more, best known first.

JJ

Jimmy Jordan

1944–2020

American football player

LB

Laura Belle Barnard

1907–1992

Missionary, humanitarian, and educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glennville 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.

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