#1Famous people · Suwanee
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Suwanee
At the top of the list is the American football player C. J. Uzomah, covered in 6 languages. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.9, close to the 4.3 of the typical Georgia town. Zach Graham (1989) and Josh Downs (2001) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
C. J. Uzomah
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1989
Zach Graham
Youngest
2001
Josh Downs
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Suwanee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Suwanee’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 6.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Suwanee is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.6 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 Suwanee
C. J. Uzomah leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Will Harris (6) and Josh Downs (5).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Suwanee
Another 8, 7 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Suwanee home
Born elsewhere, Rich McCormick lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Duluth’s, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Suwanee 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)
- C. J. Uzomah: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Minter: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DJ Turner: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payne Durham: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich McCormick: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MattyBRaps: Casey Florig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sion James: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons