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Famous people · Fayetteville
Athletes stand out among the 16 famous people born in Fayetteville
Christian Taylor, the American track and field athlete, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Jabari Smith Jr., third to Hugh M. Dorsey. The largest group, 11, was born since 1970. From John D. Stewart to Jabari Smith Jr., the births on the list run from 1833 to 2003.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Christian Taylor
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
John D. Stewart
Youngest
2003
Jabari Smith Jr.
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Fayetteville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fayetteville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 6.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fayetteville is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fayetteville
The three are covered in 28, 20 and 10 languages: Christian Taylor, Jabari Smith Jr. and Hugh M. Dorsey.
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Everyone else born in Fayetteville
Another 13, 8 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fayetteville home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Creflo Dollar.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayetteville 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 (6)
- Jabari Smith Jr.: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh M. Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Branch: Tennessee Titans (4:59), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Martin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hilton: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creflo Dollar: CDM Social Media, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons