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Famous people · Bryson City
Bryson City counts 5 famous people, first among them Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The American football player and politician Heath Shuler ranks second, ahead of Cyril Edwin Black. From Ellen Black Winston to Heath Shuler, the births on the list run from 1903 to 1971. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marshall Grant
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Ellen Black Winston
Youngest
1971
Heath Shuler
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Bryson City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bryson City’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bryson City
Marshall Grant leads with articles in 13 languages, ahead of Heath Shuler (12) and Cyril Edwin Black (4).
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What Bryson City is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bryson City 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)
- Heath Shuler: from United States Congress Biographical Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Black Winston: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons