#1Famous people · Kennesaw
Athletes stand out among the 10 famous people born in Kennesaw
Sean O'Pry, the American model, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Jane Campbell and Ron Lester. Most were born since 1970: 10 of them. Only 67 of the 351 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Sean O'Pry
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1970
Ron Lester
Youngest
1999
Justin Fields
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Kennesaw’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kennesaw’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kennesaw is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kennesaw
Sean O'Pry, Jane Campbell and Ron Lester are written about in 22, 19 and 15 languages.
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#2RL#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kennesaw
Of the other 7, 6 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Kennesaw home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kennesaw, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Acworth’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kennesaw 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 (9)
- Sean O'Pry: bertphotographer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Campbell: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Fields: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dansby Swanson: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payne Lindsey: PLimages, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robby Ginepri: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Reese: Steven Pisano from Brooklyn, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darvin Adams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Creavalle: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons