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B.J. Elder
born 1982American basketball player, played collegiately for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Famous people · Madison
Madison’s famous people span 136 years: 6 births from 1846 to 1982
With articles in 6 languages, B.J. Elder is the most widely known. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. B.J. Elder was born in 1982. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.3 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
B.J. Elder
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Seaborn Reese
Youngest
1982
B.J. Elder
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Madison
Three names lead: B.J. Elder (6 languages), Seaborn Reese (4) and George Gordon Crawford (3).
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#3Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madison is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Madison
A further 3 follow, born between 1913 and 1915.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Madison home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Madison, though born elsewhere.
Ellen Axson Wilson
1860–1914First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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)
- B.J. Elder: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gordon Crawford: James Thompson McCleary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Axson Wilson: PRES FILE; published c1912 Oct. 1. (J173724-28 U.S. Copyright Office), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons