#1Famous people · Southport
From 1793 to 1989, Southport was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American singer songwriter Cameron Walker-Wright the best known. Second and third on the list are Jonathan Sturges and Joseph Earl Sheffield. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. The list’s best known name, Cameron Walker-Wright, dates from 1989.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Cameron Walker-Wright
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Joseph Earl Sheffield
Youngest
1989
Cameron Walker-Wright
Most common field
Business
2 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Southport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Southport’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
BusinessMusicPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Southport
First, Cameron Walker-Wright (3 languages), then Jonathan Sturges (2) and Joseph Earl Sheffield (2).
#1#2Business
Jonathan Sturges
1802–1874American businessman and arts patron
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#3Business
Joseph Earl Sheffield
1793–1882American railroad executive, philanthropist
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Southport is known for
2 of them work in Business, the biggest field.
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 Southport
The other 2 span the years 1815 to 1848.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Southport home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by Mac Forehand.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fairfield lists the most people: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southport 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 (7)
- Cameron Walker-Wright: UnlikeAnythingElse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Sturges: Asher Brown Durand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Earl Sheffield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Henry Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Andrew Leonard: Perry, William Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. Palmisano: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Yach: دانية ابراهيم الطحان, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons