#1Sports
Champ Bailey
born 1978American football player, defensive back, cornerback
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Famous people · Folkston
7 famous people were born in Folkston
From 1893 to 1994. The best known: Champ Bailey, Courtney Williams and Boss Bailey.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Champ Bailey
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
John S. Gibson
Youngest
1994
Courtney Williams
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Folkston’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Known for
What Folkston is known for
Folkston has 2.9× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Folkston’s famous people were born
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. Most were born in today (6).
SportsPolitics & Law
The best known
Born in Folkston
Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages have an article about them.
#1
#2Sports
Courtney Williams
born 1994American basketball player (born May 1994)
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Folkston
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Folkston, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Champ Bailey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Williams: Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boss Bailey: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizing:border…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Gibson: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons