#1Famous people · Belmont
Of the 9 famous people born in Belmont, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Jeffrey Springs, the American baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Koren Robinson and Greene Washington Caldwell. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. The list comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jeffrey Springs
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Greene Washington Caldwell
Youngest
1998
Nick Muse
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Belmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Belmont is known for
Belmont has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Belmont’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belmont
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1KR#2
Sports
Koren Robinson
born 1980American football player, wide receiver, return specialist
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GC#3
Politics & Law
Greene Washington Caldwell
1806–1864American politician
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Belmont
A further 6 follow, born between 1926 and 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Belmont home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Fortune Feimster the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mount Holly: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belmont 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 (8)
- Jeffrey Springs: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humpy Wheeler: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Muse: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Muse: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Stancil: Taylor Dahlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fortune Feimster: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Logan: Hirugami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons