#1Famous people · Lilburn
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Lilburn
Most widely known is Sean Johnson, the American soccer player, with articles in 27 languages. Juan Pablo Torres and Blake Brettschneider follow. More than half were born since 1970, 10 in all. Per head, the list is long: 8.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Sean Johnson
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Bill Copeland
Youngest
1999
Juan Pablo Torres
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Lilburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lilburn’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lilburn is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
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 Lilburn
By how many languages cover them, Sean Johnson comes first (27), then Juan Pablo Torres (10) and Blake Brettschneider (7).
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Everyone else born in Lilburn
The rest number 10, with 8 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lilburn 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)
- Sean Johnson: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aljami Durham: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lester: JGlover - Attribute to J. Glover, Atlanta, Georgia in any use outside of WikiMedia Foundation projects., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons