#1Famous people · Marietta
Athletes stand out among the 38 famous people born in Marietta
At the top of the list is the American actor Robert Patrick, covered in 53 languages. The largest group, 23, was born since 1970. Born in 1844, John Tyler Cooper is the first name on record, and Navia Robinson, born in 2005, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 344 towns in Georgia with famous people list more.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Robert Patrick
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
John Tyler Cooper
Youngest
2005
Navia Robinson
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Marietta’s famous people
Still making namesSince 1950, 34 of them have been born here, the latest in 2005.Known worldwideRobert Patrick is written about in 53 languages.A town of athletesAthletes make up 25 of the 38, 1.9 times the usual share.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Joanne Woodward among them.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Marietta’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicNotablePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marietta
Robert Patrick has articles in 53 languages, Melanie Oudin in 33 and Shareef Abdur-Rahim in 33.
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What Marietta is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
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 Marietta
A further 35 follow, born between 1844 and 2005.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Marietta home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Marietta, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Smyrna has the longest list next door: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marietta 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 (15)
- Robert Patrick: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Oudin: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Sonnett: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike WiLL Made-It: HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius D. Clay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Boss Man: Telfair H. Brown PA1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Sexton: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scoot Henderson: Frenchieinportland, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Armstrong: Jstevehicks at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dearica Hamby: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Woodward: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Reynolds: tripletrouble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Wheeler: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons