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Famous people · Jasper

Jasper is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the American politician Farish Carter Tate, covered in 4 languages. James Larry Edmondson, the united States federal judge, comes second, with Weldon Henley third. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.5 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3. Over 91 years of births, the list goes from Farish Carter Tate (1856) to James Larry Edmondson (1947).

#1 best knownFarish Carter TatePolitics & Law · 1856–1922
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Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Farish Carter Tate
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Farish Carter Tate
Youngest
1947
James Larry Edmondson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Jasper

Leaders take two of the three places.

Farish Carter Tate#1
Politics & Law

Farish Carter Tate

1856–1922

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JE#2
Politics & Law

James Larry Edmondson

born 1947

United States federal judge

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Weldon Henley#3
Sports

Weldon Henley

1880–1960

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (2)
  • Farish Carter Tate: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Weldon Henley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons