#1Famous people · Sandersville
Most of the 15 famous people born in Sandersville came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American religious leader Elijah Muhammad, covered in 35 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Herbert Jefferson Jr., third to Greg Minor. The list comes to 26.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical town in Georgia. The earliest on the list is Rienzi Melville Johnston, born in 1849, and the youngest Ashlee Adams Crews, born in 1976.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Elijah Muhammad
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Rienzi Melville Johnston
Youngest
1976
Ashlee Adams Crews
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Sandersville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sandersville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sandersville
The three are covered in 35, 15 and 10 languages: Elijah Muhammad, Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Greg Minor.
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What Sandersville is known for
6 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandersville 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)
- Elijah Muhammad: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Wolfson, Stanley, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Jefferson Jr.: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Minor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rienzi Melville Johnston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons