#1Famous people · Jackson
Of the 7 famous people born in Jackson, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician Mike Collins, covered in 12 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Mac Collins, third to Douglass Watson. 2 were born in 1970 or later. The list comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical town in Georgia.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mike Collins
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Charles William Woodward
Youngest
1992
Neiron Ball
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Jackson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Jackson is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 times.
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 Jackson’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jackson
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1MC#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Jackson
Another 4, the earliest born in 1895.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Jackson home
Born elsewhere, Mallory Burdette lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (4)
- Mike Collins: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglass Watson: Photographer-Friedman-Abeles, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Jones: Rep. Mike Collins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallory Burdette: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons