#1Famous people · Charleston
Dale Bumpers tops a list of 7 famous people born in Charleston
At the top of the list is the American politician Dale Bumpers, covered in 23 languages. John Adams, the American football player, comes second, with Otis Davis third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Over 99 years of births, the list goes from DeRosey Caroll Cabell (1861) to Paula Casey (1960).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Dale Bumpers
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
DeRosey Caroll Cabell
Youngest
1960
Paula Casey
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Charleston
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Charleston’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Charleston is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Charleston
4 more names, born between 1861 and 1960.
Larry Lester
born 1949American author, historian, statistical researcher, and lecturer specializing in Negro League Baseball
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DeRosey Caroll Cabell
1861–1924NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charleston and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Dale Bumpers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse G. Vincent: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Lester: Couillaud, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeRosey Caroll Cabell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons