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Spencer Williams
1893–1969American actor and filmmaker
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Famous people · Vidalia
3 famous people come from Vidalia, Spencer Williams the best known
Spencer Williams, the American actor and filmmaker, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The American basketball player/coach Mike Sanders ranks second, ahead of Overton Curtis. The first birth on record is Spencer Williams’, in 1893, and the last Mike Sanders’, in 1960. Per head, the list is long: 7.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Spencer Williams
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Spencer Williams
Youngest
1960
Mike Sanders
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Vidalia
Two of the three are athletes.
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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 (2)
- Spencer Williams: Publicity still-CBS-TV. The photo can be dated by the years the Amos 'n' Andy television show was in production. Comparing the photo with File:Spencer Williams Alvin Childress Amos n Andy 1952.JPG, another publicity photo from the show, it can be se…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons