#1Famous people · Hampton
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Hampton
Articles in 10 languages make the American football player Will Anderson the best known. The American politician P. A. Henderson ranks second, ahead of Mario Fannin. 3 of them were born since 1970. Over 126 years of births, the list goes from P. A. Henderson (1875) to Will Anderson (2001).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Will Anderson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
P. A. Henderson
Youngest
2001
Will Anderson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hampton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
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 Hampton’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hampton
First, Will Anderson (10 languages), then P. A. Henderson (3) and Mario Fannin (2).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hampton
Still to come: 3 more, from 1900 to 1996.
Rosa Slade Gragg
1904–1989American educator, school founder, clubwoman, civic worker and church worker
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A chosen home
Also called Hampton home
Born elsewhere, Cheyna Matthews lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton 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 (3)
- Will Anderson: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- P. A. Henderson: Publisher; Southern Biographical Association, 1922, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheyna Matthews: Dianaatflourish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons