#1Famous people · McDonough
Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in McDonough
The best known is the American professional wrestler Austin Theory, with articles in 21 languages. Dalvin Tomlinson and Leigh Jakes follow. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. The first birth on record is Erasmus W. Beck’s, in 1833, and the last Keaton Mitchell’s, in 2002.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Austin Theory
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Erasmus W. Beck
Youngest
2002
Keaton Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about McDonough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What McDonough is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When McDonough’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in McDonough
All three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in McDonough
14 more names, born between 1833 and 2002.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McDonough 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 (7)
- Austin Theory: Zippo9310, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erasmus W. Beck: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Wise: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Holtzclaw: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tre McBride: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Betsa: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Bergen: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons