#1Film, TV & Stage
David Cross
born 1964American stand-up comedian and actor
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Famous people · Roswell
17 famous people from Roswell, many of them athletes
Most widely known is David Cross, the American stand-up comedian and actor, with articles in 46 languages. Close behind are Sunny Suljic and Tyler Flowers. The largest group, 11, was born since 1970. For its size the list is short: 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical Georgia town.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
David Cross
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Irvine Bulloch
Youngest
2005
Sunny Suljic
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Roswell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roswell’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Roswell is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Roswell
First, David Cross (46 languages), then Sunny Suljic (16) and Tyler Flowers (11).
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Everyone else born in Roswell
Still to come: 14 more, from 1842 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Roswell home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Roswell, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Alpharetta’s, at 22 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roswell 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 (11)
- David Cross: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunny Suljic: ColliderVideo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Flowers: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier McKinney: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Reis: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Fortune: Rob Bixby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Wilkerson: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Voss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Croix Bethune: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Cease: Jmar Gambol: Flickr, Instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Andrews: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons