#1Famous people · Macon
17 famous people were born in Macon from 1854 to 1985
Most widely known is Carey Bell, the American blues musician, with articles in 17 languages. Close behind are Gene Short and Margaret Murray Washington. Carey Bell was born in 1936. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Carey Bell
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Huger Lee Foote
Youngest
1985
Nate Hughes
Most common field
Sports
8 people
The best known
Born in Macon
Carey Bell has articles in 17 languages, Gene Short in 10 and Margaret Murray Washington in 9.
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#3Science & Medicine
Margaret Murray Washington
1865–1925American academic and founder of schools
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Macon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Macon is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
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 Macon
14 more, 7 of them athletes.
Victoria Clay Haley
born 1877American suffragist, clubwoman, bank executive, and fundraiser
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Henry Minor Faser
1882–1960American academic administrator, life insurance business executive and political activist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Macon 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 (4)
- Carey Bell: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Murray Washington: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Clay Haley: No photographer named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Hughes: Keith Lovett, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons