#1Famous people · Pineville
6 famous people call Pineville their birthplace
Most widely known is John Hoskins (officer), the American military personnel, with articles in 5 languages. Joseph Chilton Pearce, the American writer, comes second, with Reid Patterson third. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Hoskins (officer)
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
John Hoskins (officer)
Youngest
1979
Shanda Sharer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Pineville
The three are covered in 5, 4 and 3 languages: John Hoskins (officer), Joseph Chilton Pearce and Reid Patterson.
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Sports
Reid Patterson
1932–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
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Through the years
When Pineville’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pineville is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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 Pineville
Still to come: 3 more, from 1906 to 1979.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pineville 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)
- John Hoskins (officer): Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons