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Music
Jesse Fuller
1896–1976American one-man band musician, songwriter
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Famous people · Jonesboro
Most of the 10 famous people born in Jonesboro came into the world since 1970
Best known of all is Jesse Fuller, written about in 16 languages. From Thomas Milton Rivers to Adam Smith, the births on the list run from 1888 to 1992. More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all. Only 67 of the 351 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Jesse Fuller
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Thomas Milton Rivers
Youngest
1992
Adam Smith
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Jonesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jonesboro’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 4 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jonesboro
Languages with an article: 16 for Jesse Fuller, 6 for Adam Smith, 6 for Thomas Milton Rivers.
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What Jonesboro is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jonesboro 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 (3)
- Adam Smith: SneakinDeacon from New River Valley, Va, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tashard Choice: J. Van Meter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yasmin Neal: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons