#1Famous people · Boone
18 famous people from Boone, many of them leaders
The best known is the American politician Daniel P. Driscoll, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come James E. Holshouser Jr. and Chris Austin. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 12 in all. The list comes to 9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Daniel P. Driscoll
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Edmond Spencer Blackburn
Youngest
1988
Alex Spellman
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Boone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Boone is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
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 Boone’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Boone
Counted by languages, Daniel P. Driscoll is ahead of James E. Holshouser Jr. and Chris Austin: 11, 11 and 5.
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Politics & Law
James E. Holshouser Jr.
1934–201368th governor of North Carolina
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Boone
Still to come: 15 more, from 1868 to 1988.
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A chosen home
Also called Boone home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Boone, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boone 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)
- Daniel P. Driscoll: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Spencer Blackburn: C. M. Bells, Washington D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus L. Edmisten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Hastings: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Houser: Kyle Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Gregg: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coaker Triplett: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eustace Conway: Skapur, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons