#1Famous people · Savannah
Of the 32 famous people born in Savannah, an unusual share are performers
Articles in 60 languages make the American actress Dianna Agron the best known. Flannery O'Connor and Stacy Keach follow. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is Josiah Tattnall’s, in 1762, and the last Indiana Vassilev’s, in 2001.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Dianna Agron
in 60 Wikipedia languages
First
1762
Josiah Tattnall
Youngest
2001
Indiana Vassilev
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Savannah’s famous people
A town of performers10 of the 32 people born here are performers, 3.3× the usual share.Known worldwideDianna Agron is written about in 60 languages.Still making namesSince 1950, 13 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Craig Anton among them.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Savannah is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.3 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 Savannah
Dianna Agron has articles in 60 languages, Flannery O'Connor in 57 and Stacy Keach in 43.
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#3Through the years
When Savannah’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Savannah
Still to come: 29 more, from 1762 to 2001.
Ellen Axson Wilson
1860–1914First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Leonard Matlovich
1943–1988American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Savannah home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Savannah, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Montgomery has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Savannah 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 (8)
- Dianna Agron: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flannery O'Connor: Cmacauley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacy Keach: Susanne at https://www.flickr.com/photos/shine_like_stars/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Hopkins: Miriam_Hopkins_Argentinean_Magazine_AD_2.jpg: CINEGRAF magazine derivative work: Wildhartlivie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Aiken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Axson Wilson: PRES FILE; published c1912 Oct. 1. (J173724-28 U.S. Copyright Office), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Frémont: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Carter: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons