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Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Gainesville
2 famous people call Gainesville their birthplace
The best known is the American sound engineer John Carter, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Brandon Williamson, the American soccer player. The first birth on record is John Carter’s, in 1907, and the last Brandon Williamson’s, in 1998. George R. Latham leads the 4 names listed next door in Haymarket.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Carter
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
John Carter
Youngest
1998
Brandon Williamson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Gainesville
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Known for
What Gainesville is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Haymarket lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gainesville 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 (1)
- George R. Latham: Civil War Photograph Collection, Library of Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons