#121 famous people were born in Stone Mountain, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American soccer player and manager Josh Wolff, with articles in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player DeQuan Jones, third to Bryce Brown. More than half were born since 1970, 17 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 31.7 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
What stands out about Stone Mountain’s famous people
When Stone Mountain’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 8 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Stone Mountain is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Stone Mountain
The three best known are all athletes.
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#3Everyone else born in Stone Mountain
Another 18, 15 of them athletes.


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stone Mountain 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)
- Josh Wolff: Paul Frederiksen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeQuan Jones: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Brown: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Floyd: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Gardocki: Santonio_Holmes_near_sidelines_2006-10-15.jpg: Steel City Hobbies derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons