#1Famous people · Vidalia
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Vidalia
Mel Blount, the American professional football player, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Fred Stokes and Don Harris. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 7 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.4 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mel Blount
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
Don Harris
Youngest
1994
Masey McLain
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Vidalia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vidalia’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vidalia is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
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 Vidalia
Ranked by languages covered: Mel Blount with 10, then Fred Stokes with 6 and Don Harris with 4.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Vidalia
6 more, best known first.
James T. McIntyre
born 1940Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vidalia 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)
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. McIntyre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons