#1Famous people · Charleston
Of the 9 famous people born in Charleston, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American politician Brad Dye, with articles in 6 languages. The baseball player Al Jones ranks second, ahead of Lewis S Turner. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From James A. Blount in 1884 to Tracey Rosebud in 1976, the births cover 92 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Brad Dye
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
James A. Blount
Youngest
1976
Tracey Rosebud
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Charleston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Charleston is known for
Charleston has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Charleston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Charleston
Three names lead: Brad Dye (6 languages), Al Jones (3) and Lewis S Turner (2).
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Everyone else born in Charleston
Another 6, 5 of them leaders.
Jess H. Dickinson
born 1947Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charleston 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)
- Brad Dye: Mississippi Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis S Turner: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is from the Harris & Ewing collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Blount: Dunbar Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons