Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia ranks 2,080th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mysore, Abuja, and Greenwood, Mississippi. Memorable people born in Athens, Georgia include Kim Basinger, Jeff Daniels, and Brian Kemp. Memorable people who died in Athens, Georgia include Dean Rusk, Eugene Odum, and Crawford Long. Athens, Georgia has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many physicians, and politicians. Athens, Georgia is located in United States.
Athens is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Downtown Athens lies about 70 miles (110 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an R1 research institution, is in Athens and contributed to its initial growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original City of Athens abandoned its charter to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to jointly as Athens–Clarke County where it is the county seat. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1953 and 1991, Athens, Georgia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Kim Basinger, Jeff Daniels, and Brian Kemp. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Athens, Georgia including Dean Rusk, Eugene Odum, and Crawford Long.
People Born in Athens, Georgia
Go to all RankingsKim Basinger
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 1
Jeff Daniels
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2
Brian Kemp
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3
Madeleine Peyroux
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4
Cindy Wilson
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 5
Alex Kendrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 6
Quavo
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Athens, Georgia
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Athens, Georgia
Go to all RankingsDean Rusk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1
Eugene Odum
BIOLOGIST
1913 - 2002
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 2
Crawford Long
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1878
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3
Leila Denmark
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 4
Forrest Towns
ATHLETE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5
Vic Chesnutt
SINGER
1964 - 2009
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Athens, Georgia were actors (2), singers (2), politicians (1), musicians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were physicians (2), politicians (1), biologists (1), athletes (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Athens, Georgia, including Kim Basinger, and Jeff Daniels. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Athens, Georgia, including Kim Basinger, and Jeff Daniels.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Athens, Georgia since 1700.