#1Famous people · Rome
More famous people were born in Rome than in any other town in Georgia: 66
Most widely known is Butch Walker, the American musician and record producer, with articles in 21 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 31 were born, the most of any period. With 4 soldiers and sailors, the list holds 1.7 times the share found across U.S. towns. The list is still growing: 16 were born since 1970.
Born here
66
notable people
Best known
Butch Walker
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
William S. Herndon
Youngest
1999
Victaria Saxton
Most common field
Sports
30 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Rome’s famous people
A town of soldiers and sailorsAmong the 66 people born here, 4 are soldiers and sailors: 1.7 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 30 of them have been born here, the latest in 1999.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, John Pemberton among them.66 notable peopleWith 66 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rome is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 1.7 times.
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 Rome’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 10.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rome
Butch Walker leads with articles in 21 languages, ahead of Arn Anderson (17) and George Stephen Morrison (12).
#1
#2Sports
Arn Anderson
born 1958American professional wrestler, road agent and author
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Rome
The other 63 span the years 1835 to 1999.
Elaine Oran
born 1946American aerospace engineer, computer scientist, physicist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Douglas L. Carver
born 1951Chaplain, Army officer, Chief of Chaplains, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Randy Anderson
1959–2002American professional wrestling referee and amateur wrestler
SportsWikipedia ↗
Margaret Byrd Rawson
1899–2001Education researcher, sociologist, psychologist, writer, dyslexia expert
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Rome home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Rome, though born elsewhere.
Ellen Axson Wilson
1860–1914First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rome 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 (31)
- Butch Walker: Scott Penner from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arn Anderson: John McKeon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stephen Morrison: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Reeves: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Culberson: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Davis: the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. McClure: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Fahy: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Oran: Alan P. Santos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Herndon: Richard B. Hubbard, author. B. F. Johnson Publishing Co. (Richmond, VA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Jones: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Woodrow Bones: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henderson Lovelace Lanham: Pocket Congressional Directory, 85th, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Towers: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Mitchell: BravesInsider13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milford W. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Woods: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victaria Saxton: Bigmoe797, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Atwood: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Dixon: Penitaw84, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah W. Parden: White, J. Bliss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolf Teusler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Muschamp: Benjamin Blue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas L. Carver: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Walker: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henley Gray: Drao11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lee Robinson: Wm. Lee Robinson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pemberton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Axson Wilson: PRES FILE; published c1912 Oct. 1. (J173724-28 U.S. Copyright Office), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric L. Haney: Mark Bentley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons