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Famous people · Talbotton

Talbotton’s famous people span 181 years: 9 births from 1808 to 1989

Best known of all is Lloyd Neal, written about in 11 languages. William P. Edwards and Emmett C. Hall follow. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Only 78 of the 351 towns in Georgia with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownLloyd NealSports · born 1950
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Lloyd Neal
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
John W. Bower
Youngest
1989
Lady
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Talbotton

Counted by languages, Lloyd Neal is ahead of William P. Edwards and Emmett C. Hall: 11, 5 and 4.

Lloyd Neal#1
Sports

Lloyd Neal

born 1950

American professional basketball player born in Talbotton, Georgia

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WE#2
Politics & Law

William P. Edwards

1835–1900

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EH#3
Film, TV & Stage

Emmett C. Hall

1882–1956

American screenwriter and actor

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Talbotton’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday18001850190019502000Elizabeth Evelyn WrightLloyd Neal
Politics & LawNotableSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Talbotton is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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 Talbotton

Still to come: 6 more, from 1808 to 1989.

WC

William Cobb

1917–1990

American roller coaster designer

Charles Henry Jones

Charles Henry Jones

1848–1913

American journalist and editor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

1872–1906

Educator, African American

JB

John W. Bower

1808–1850

Texas settler, signatory of Texas Declaration of Independence

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WH

Walter Barnard Hill

1851–1905

American academic

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Talbotton 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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