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Famous people · Swainsboro

14 famous people were born in Swainsboro from 1894 to 1994

At the top of the list is the American football player Ray Guy, covered in 12 languages. The American basketball player Tony Mitchell ranks second, ahead of Armani Moore. 5 of them were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 18.5 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.

#1 best knownRay GuySports · 1949–2022
+10more
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Ray Guy
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Calvert Hinton Arnold
Youngest
1994
Armani Moore
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Swainsboro’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Swainsboro’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 5 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Ray GuyJohn CliffTony Mitchell
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Swainsboro

Languages with an article: 12 for Ray Guy, 9 for Tony Mitchell, 8 for Armani Moore.

Ray Guy#1
Sports

Ray Guy

1949–2022

American football player

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tony Mitchell#2
Sports

Tony Mitchell

born 1989

American basketball player

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Armani Moore#3
Sports

Armani Moore

born 1994

American basketball player

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Swainsboro is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 6 people.

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 Swainsboro

11 more, 3 of them athletes.

PM

Pat Mitchell

born 1943

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Butch Parrish

Butch Parrish

born 1941

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CA

Calvert Hinton Arnold

1894–1963

American military personnel

DC

Deke Cooper

born 1977

Player of American football

BB

Billy Brown

born 1944

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

DJ

Doug Johnson

American record producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Raymond Ehrlich

Raymond Ehrlich

1918–2005

American judge, Florida Supreme Court justice

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swainsboro 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.

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