#1Politics & Law
Asa Griggs Candler
1851–1929American mayor and businessman
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Famous people · Villa Rica
15 famous people were born in Villa Rica, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American mayor and businessman Asa Griggs Candler, covered in 23 languages. The next two names are Jae Crowder and Thomas A. Dorsey. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 8.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Georgia has 4.3.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Asa Griggs Candler
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Asa Griggs Candler
Youngest
1996
Hassani Gravett
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Villa Rica’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Villa Rica’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicMilitaryWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Villa Rica is known for
Villa Rica has 1.7× 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.
The best known
Born in Villa Rica
Languages with an article: 23 for Asa Griggs Candler, 22 for Jae Crowder, 16 for Thomas A. Dorsey.
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Music
Thomas A. Dorsey
1899–1993American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
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Everyone else born in Villa Rica
Still to come: 12 more, from 1857 to 1996.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Villa Rica 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 (5)
- Asa Griggs Candler: Asa_Candler_2.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jae Crowder: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Walker: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Parsons: Chudder15, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Akin Candler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons