Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia ranks 8,399th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oguni, Kumamoto, Mibu, Tochigi, and Wijchen. The most famous people from Gainesville, Georgia are Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Doug Collins, and Andrew Goudelock. The most famous people who died in Gainesville, Georgia are James Longstreet, William Higinbotham, and William Fields. Gainesville, Georgia has been the birth place of many politicians, and basketball players and the death place of many athletes, and military personnels. Gainesville, Georgia is located in United States.
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it has been called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area, which is included in Metro Atlanta. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1993, Gainesville, Georgia was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Doug Collins, and Andrew Goudelock. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Gainesville, Georgia including James Longstreet, William Higinbotham, and William Fields.
People Born in Gainesville, Georgia
Go to all RankingsMargaret Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1
Doug Collins
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 2
Andrew Goudelock
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 3
Jenny Arthur
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.53
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Gainesville, Georgia
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Gainesville, Georgia
Go to all RankingsJames Longstreet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1821 - 1904
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1
William Higinbotham
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2
William Fields
ATHLETE
1929 - 1992
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3
Milt Campbell
ATHLETE
1933 - 2012
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gainesville, Georgia were politicians (2), basketball players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were athletes (2), military personnels (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Georgia, including Doug Collins. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gainesville, Georgia, including Margaret Woodrow Wilson, and Doug Collins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Georgia since 1700.








