#1Famous people · Reidsville
Reidsville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Dwight Laing Rogers, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Jack Hill is second and Linton McGee Collins third. The list comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.3 in the typical town in Georgia. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Dwight Laing Rogers
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Dwight Laing Rogers
Youngest
1944
Jack Hill
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Reidsville
Dwight Laing Rogers, Jack Hill and Linton McGee Collins are written about in 5, 3 and 2 languages.
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Through the years
When Reidsville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Reidsville is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.6 times as common.
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 Reidsville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reidsville 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 (2)
- Dwight Laing Rogers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Hill: Steve Bisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons