#1Famous people · Georgia
7 famous people were born in Georgia from 1793 to 1893
The best known is the American politician J. Allen Barber, with articles in 7 languages. Daniel Bliss is second and Alvah Sabin third. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The list’s best known name, J. Allen Barber, dates from 1809.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
J. Allen Barber
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Alvah Sabin
Youngest
1893
Harry H. Cooley
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Georgia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Georgia’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawMilitaryFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Georgia
J. Allen Barber has articles in 7 languages, Daniel Bliss in 6 and Alvah Sabin in 4.
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#2Faith
Daniel Bliss
1823–1916Christian missionary from the United States; founder of the American University of Beirut
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Georgia is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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The rest number 4, with 2 soldiers and sailors among them.
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Around it, Milton has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Georgia 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 (9)
- J. Allen Barber: Western Historical Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Bliss: Syrian Protestant college, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvah Sabin: Alvah Sabin Hobart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Stannard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry H. Cooley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Dewey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin E. Bryant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke P. Poland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Bush Richardson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons