#1Famous people · Stockbridge
10 famous people from Stockbridge, many of them athletes
Articles in 18 languages make the American Baptist pastor Martin Luther King Sr. the best known. Antonio Gibson and Ross Childress follow. Most were born since 1970: 6 of them. Only 67 of the 351 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Martin Luther King Sr.
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Martin Luther King Sr.
Youngest
2000
Blake White
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Stockbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stockbridge’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stockbridge is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
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 Stockbridge
Martin Luther King Sr., Antonio Gibson and Ross Childress are written about in 18, 6 and 4 languages.
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Everyone else born in Stockbridge
Of the other 7, 6 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stockbridge 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 (4)
- Martin Luther King Sr.: White House Staff Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonio Gibson: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee H. Phillips: ERcheck at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Clanton: scbailey, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons