#1Famous people · Black Mountain
5 famous people come from Black Mountain, Roberta Flack the best known
Roberta Flack, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Second and third on the list are Brad Daugherty and Andrew Brunson. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Lillian Exum Clement, born in 1894, to Andrew Brunson, born in 1968.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Roberta Flack
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Lillian Exum Clement
Youngest
1968
Andrew Brunson
Most common field
Music
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Black Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Black Mountain
By how many languages cover them, Roberta Flack comes first (53), then Brad Daugherty (20) and Andrew Brunson (12).
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#3Through the years
When Black Mountain’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
MusicSportsFaithPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Black Mountain is known for
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
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 Black Mountain
2 more names, born between 1894 and 1933.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Black Mountain home
Born elsewhere, David Kherdian lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black Mountain 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 (4)
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Kherdian: Chromes45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons