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Film, TV & Stage
Cory Edwards
born 1968American film director and comedian
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Famous people · Anderson
49 famous people were born in Anderson, more of them musicians than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American film director and comedian Cory Edwards, covered in 27 languages. Gary Burton is second and Mack Mattingly third. Between 1920 and 1969, 25 were born, the most of any period. Over 142 years of births, the list goes from George W. Cromer (1856) to Chayce McDermott (1998).
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Cory Edwards
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
George W. Cromer
Youngest
1998
Chayce McDermott
Most common field
Sports
23 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Anderson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Anderson is known for
Anderson has 1.9× the usual share of musicians.
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 Anderson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Anderson
Cory Edwards has articles in 27 languages, Gary Burton in 27 and Mack Mattingly in 16.
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Everyone else born in Anderson
46 more, 23 of them athletes.
Robert Kessler
1914–2001Former American professional basketball player for the Indianapolis Kautskys
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Steve Jarvis
born 1968American Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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A chosen home
Also called Anderson home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Anderson, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anderson 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 (24)
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Erskine: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McGhee: jikatu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phill Niblock: dv_flick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wilkerson: Series: Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, 8/9/1974 - 1/20/1977 Collection: White House Photographic Office Collection (Ford Administration), 12/6/1973 - 1/20/1977, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Patrice Gilbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Anderson: Ronn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Case: NC State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Cromer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Mason: Airbrush Tour, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Walston: EntNashUS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Miller: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Wright: public domain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chayce McDermott: Baltimore County Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Keeney: MARSHA KEENEY, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Elaine Reasoner: Genericadm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Harrison: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Jarvis: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Milhon: Trescabehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Flint: Jennifer Su, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison R. Kincaid: The Sunday Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons