Decatur, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia ranks 2,723rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Butte, Montana, Brixen, and Framingham, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Decatur, Georgia include Michael Stipe, Rebecca Latimer Felton, and Dwight Phillips. Decatur, Georgia has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians. Decatur, Georgia is located in United States.
Decatur is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1835 and 1998, Decatur, Georgia was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Michael Stipe, Rebecca Latimer Felton, and Dwight Phillips.
People Born in Decatur, Georgia
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Michael Stipe
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 1
Rebecca Latimer Felton
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1930
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 2
Dwight Phillips
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 3
Keri Hilson
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 4
Jan Hooks
ACTOR
1957 - 2014
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 5
China Anne McClain
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Decatur, Georgia were actors (2), musicians (1), politicians (1), athletes (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Decatur, Georgia, including Jan Hooks, and China Anne McClain. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Decatur, Georgia, including Jan Hooks, and China Anne McClain.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Decatur, Georgia since 1700.
