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Famous people · Lincolnton
From 1868 to 1989, Lincolnton was the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the player of American football Pettis Norman, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Barney Bussey and Brandon Barden. Pettis Norman, the best known, was born in 1939. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Pettis Norman
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Beauregard Moseley
Youngest
1989
Brandon Barden
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Lincolnton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lincolnton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lincolnton
All three are athletes.
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Sports
Brandon Barden
born 1989NFL and former college football player, tight end
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Lincolnton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lincolnton
Still to come: 2 more, from 1868 to 1917.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincolnton 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 (1)
- Joe Haynes: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons