#1Famous people · Bakersville
Bakersville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American film director William Bowman the best known. The other is Waddell Wilson, the NASCAR crew chief. Births span 1884 to 1936, from William Bowman to Waddell Wilson. Wilmington has the most of any town in North Carolina: 67.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Bowman
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
William Bowman
Youngest
1936
Waddell Wilson
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Bakersville
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What Bakersville is known for
1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bakersville 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)
- William Bowman: Motion Picture News; Undetermined photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddell Wilson: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons