#1Famous people · Ocilla
Most of the 10 famous people born in Ocilla came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American singer Dave Prater, with articles in 8 languages. Paul Rogers and Paulene Myers follow. Only 67 of the 345 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 32.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dave Prater
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
John G. Henderson
Youngest
1988
Justin Anderson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Ocilla
Counted by languages, Dave Prater is ahead of Paul Rogers and Paulene Myers: 8, 7 and 7.
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#3Through the years
When Ocilla’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ocilla is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Another 7, 5 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocilla 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 (5)
- Dave Prater: Stax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulene Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Dorminey: User:Bruce Dorminey, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons