#1Politics & Law
John Tyler Morgan
1824–1907United States politician and Confederate soldier
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Famous people · Athens
John Tyler Morgan tops a list of 6 famous people born in Athens
John Tyler Morgan leads the list, covered in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are W. Reece Smith, Jr. and Eric Axley. From John Tyler Morgan in 1824 to Eric Axley in 1974, the births cover 150 years. The list comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Tennessee, at 2.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Tyler Morgan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
John Tyler Morgan
Youngest
1974
Eric Axley
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Athens
First, John Tyler Morgan (15 languages), then W. Reece Smith, Jr. (3) and Eric Axley (2).
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#2Military
W. Reece Smith, Jr.
1925–2013U.S. Navy officer, attorney, university president, American Bar Association president
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Athens’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 1 births.
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Known for
What Athens is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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 (3)
- John Tyler Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Reece Smith, Jr.: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Axley: Eric_Axley_2008_US_Open_practice_round.jpg: Jim Epler (Jim Epler @ Flickr) derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons