#1Famous people · Sylvania
8 famous people were born in Sylvania, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician George Elliott Hagan the best known. Only 85 of the 345 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 30.6 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3. Archibald Battle Lovett, born in 1884, is the earliest name and Francys Johnson, born in 1979, the latest.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
George Elliott Hagan
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Archibald Battle Lovett
Youngest
1979
Francys Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Sylvania
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Military
Penny Thompson
1917–1975American aviator and air race-show promoter from the 1940s
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Politics & Law
Archibald Battle Lovett
1884–1945United States federal judge
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Through the years
When Sylvania’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sylvania is known for
Sylvania has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
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 Sylvania
5 more, 2 of them athletes.
William M. Hobby
1899–1942United States Navy officer for whom a U.S. Navy ship was named
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvania 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 (3)
- George Elliott Hagan: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Penny Thompson: Bob East, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lovett Anderson: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons