#1Famous people · Thomasville
32 famous people come from Thomasville, Joanne Woodward the best known
The best known is the American actress Joanne Woodward, with articles in 70 languages. Behind the leader come Joelle Carter and Dina Titus. 14 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 12 were born since 1970.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Joanne Woodward
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
James B. Parramore
Youngest
1995
Adam Choice
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Thomasville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Thomasville
Counted by languages, Joanne Woodward is ahead of Joelle Carter and Dina Titus: 70, 20 and 16.
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#3Through the years
When Thomasville’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryMusicWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Thomasville is known for
Thomasville has 1.3× the usual share of athletes.
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 Thomasville
Of the other 29, 15 are athletes.
Henry Ossian Flipper
1856–1940American soldier, formerly enslaved person, and first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point
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Eric Curry
born 1970All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
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A chosen home
Also called Thomasville home
One more notable person made the town home: Gylbert Coker.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thomasville 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)
- Joanne Woodward: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joelle Carter: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dina Titus: Office of Representative Dina Titus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Hardwick: Harris and Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Ward: Donn Dughi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Carter: りさこ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ossian Flipper: US GOVT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons