#1Famous people · Waycross
22 famous people were born in Waycross, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 22 languages make the American actress and singer Nikki DeLoach the best known. The first birth on record is Caroline Pafford Miller’s, in 1903, and the last Ernest Jones’, in 1999. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. For every 10,000 residents there are 16 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Nikki DeLoach
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Caroline Pafford Miller
Youngest
1999
Ernest Jones
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Waycross’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waycross’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waycross
Two of the three are performers.
#1
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Known for
What Waycross is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.4 times as common.
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 Waycross
The rest number 19, with 9 athletes among them.
A chosen home
Also called Waycross home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Waycross, though born elsewhere.
Ossie Davis
1917–2005American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist
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The longest list nearby is Sunnyside’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waycross 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 (12)
- Nikki DeLoach: https://www.flickr.com/photos/minglemediatv/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pernell Roberts: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Jones: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Ann Livingston: Whitehouse.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leodis McKelvin: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Murray: VintageNeon1977, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Gogue: Office of Jerry Carl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Conan Davis: St. Philip's College, San Antonio, Texas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Williams: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Chris Wilson: AnneRoseWrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ossie Davis: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Barfield: Frbillbarfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons