Decatur, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia ranks 2,293rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Berchtesgaden, Kapsabet, and Butte, Montana. 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 in, 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. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations. The city is located approximately five miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur. Read more on Wikipedia
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
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1
Rebecca Latimer Felton
1835 - 1930
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 2
Dwight Phillips
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 3
Keri Hilson
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 4
Jan Hooks
1957 - 2014
HPI: 30.96
Rank: 5
China Anne McClain
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 6
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 .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Decatur, Georgia since 1700.
