#1Science & Medicine
Doc Holliday
1851–1887Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West
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Famous people · Griffin
Athletes stand out among the 37 famous people born in Griffin
Doc Holliday leads the list, covered in 32 languages. The largest group, 19, was born between 1920 and 1969. Only 10 of the 345 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 15.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Doc Holliday
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Doc Holliday
Youngest
1991
Tyler Magner
Most common field
Sports
24 people
What stands out about Griffin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Griffin is known for
Griffin has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
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 Griffin’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Griffin
Doc Holliday has articles in 32 languages, Wyomia Tyus in 31 and Edward Andrews in 20.
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Everyone else born in Griffin
34 more, from 1870 to 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Griffin 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 (6)
- Doc Holliday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyomia Tyus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Andrews: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Gault: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Beckham: HappyHarvick2962 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rayfield Wright: J. Glover, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons