#1Famous people · Forest
3 famous people were born in Forest
At the top of the list is the American football player Rashad Jennings, covered in 8 languages. Second place goes to the American football safety Elijah Benton, third to Chris Jones. Lynchburg, which borders it, has 48 on its list, the best known Desmond Doss. Over 11 years of births, the list goes from Rashad Jennings (1985) to Elijah Benton (1996).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Rashad Jennings
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1985
Rashad Jennings
Youngest
1996
Elijah Benton
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Forest
All three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest 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)
- Rashad Jennings: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Doss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons