#1Famous people · Valdosta
Musicians stand out among the 47 famous people born in Valdosta
Bill Hicks, the American comedian, is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Second and third on the list are Thomas Rhett and Billy Joe Royal. Between 1920 and 1969, 26 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical town in Georgia.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Bill Hicks
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Elihu Roberts
Youngest
1995
Pierce Wallace
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Valdosta’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1995, among 30 since 1950.A town of musiciansMusicians make up 5 of the 47, 1.9 times the usual share.Known worldwideBill Hicks has an article in 47 languages, more than anyone else from here.47 notable peopleWith 47 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Valdosta’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 8.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Valdosta is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.9 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.
The best known
Born in Valdosta
Two of the three are musicians.
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Everyone else born in Valdosta
Another 44, the earliest born in 1897.
Molefi Kete Asante
born 1942African-American historian and philosopher; theorist of Afrocentricity
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valdosta 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 (14)
- Bill Hicks: Bill_Hicks_at_the_Laff_Stop_in_Austin,_Texas,_1991_(2).jpg: Angela Davis (Angela D.) from Austin, TX, USA derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Rhett: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Joe Royal: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Molefi Kete Asante: TV Multiversity, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Cain: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Shroyer: Sshroyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demond Wilson: Robert Garner Attractions, Denver, where the pair did a personal appearance and concert., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Norwood: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Drew: Monowi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Boyd: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Fleming: Joly MacFie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Moore: Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Schoubroek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhett Akins: Summerstate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Mitchell: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Young, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons