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Famous people · Sparta
From 1818 to 1993, Sparta was the birthplace of 9 famous people
At the top of the list is the American professional basketball player John Warren, covered in 7 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. John Warren, the best known, was born in 1947. Only 78 of the 344 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John Warren
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Marcellus Augustus Stovall
Youngest
1993
Angeria Paris VanMicheals
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Sparta
The three are covered in 7, 5 and 5 languages: John Warren, Adella Hunt Logan and Angeria Paris VanMicheals.
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#3Through the years
When Sparta’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsNotableMilitaryWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sparta is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sparta
A further 6 follow, born between 1818 and 1933.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparta 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 (6)
- Adella Hunt Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angeria Paris VanMicheals: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Augustus Stovall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Hungerford Milbank: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Guill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Webb: Richard Parks collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons