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Crawford-Dorsey House and Cemetery · Photo: Timkemp · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Lovejoy
Lovejoy counts 3 famous people, first among them Kokomo Arnold
Most widely known is Kokomo Arnold, the American blues musician, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are "Killer" Buddy Austin and Preston Williams. For its size the list is short: 2.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical Georgia town. Births span 1901 to 1997, from Kokomo Arnold to Preston Williams.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Kokomo Arnold
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Kokomo Arnold
Youngest
1997
Preston Williams
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Lovejoy
Two of the three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovejoy 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.