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Famous people · Kingston

3 famous people were born in Kingston

Peter Charles Harris is the best known, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Dick Dixon and Rap Dixon. Over 42 years of births, the list goes from Peter Charles Harris (1865) to Dick Dixon (1907). 344 of the towns in Georgia list at least one person.

#1 best knownPeter Charles HarrisMilitary · 1865–1951
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Peter Charles Harris
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Peter Charles Harris
Youngest
1907
Dick Dixon
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Kingston

Two of the three are athletes.

Peter Charles Harris#1
Military

Peter Charles Harris

1865–1951

Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1922

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DD#2
Sports

Dick Dixon

1907–1994

Negro League Baseball player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RD#3
Sports

Rap Dixon

1902–1942

American baseball player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingston 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.

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