#1Famous people · Thomaston
Of the 17 famous people born in Thomaston, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, covered in 29 languages. Travon Walker and Wayne Cochran follow. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to Marcellus Douglass, born in 1820, the newest to Travon Walker, born in 2000.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Marcellus Douglass
Youngest
2000
Travon Walker
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Thomaston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Thomaston is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 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.
Through the years
When Thomaston’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Thomaston
First, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (29 languages), then Travon Walker (14) and Wayne Cochran (12).
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Everyone else born in Thomaston
Here are 14 more, born from 1820 to 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thomaston 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 (7)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Cochran: GDM Productions/photograph-Glamour Studios, Miami, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Franklin: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Petty: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Cobb: C.M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elia Goode Byington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivylyn Girardeau: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons