#1Famous people · Watkinsville
Of the 7 famous people born in Watkinsville, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American politician Robert F. Ligon, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Alan Busenitz and John Wes Townley. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Robert F. Ligon, born in 1823, and the youngest Alan Busenitz, born in 1990.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Robert F. Ligon
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Robert F. Ligon
Youngest
1990
Alan Busenitz
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Watkinsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Watkinsville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2 times.
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 Watkinsville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Watkinsville
Counted by languages, Robert F. Ligon is ahead of Alan Busenitz and John Wes Townley: 6, 5 and 5.
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Everyone else born in Watkinsville
4 more, 3 of them athletes.
Laura Haygood
1845–19001845-1900 , missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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A chosen home
Also called Watkinsville home
Born elsewhere, Jeannette Rankin lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watkinsville 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)
- Robert F. Ligon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Busenitz: Eargus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wes Townley: Nascarking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Haygood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeannette Rankin: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons