SW#1
Writing & Arts
Samm-Art Williams
1946–2024American playwright and screenwriter
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Burgaw is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Samm-Art Williams, the American playwright and screenwriter, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American lawyer and academic George Lucas Paddison. Over 63 years of births, the list goes from George Lucas Paddison (1883) to Samm-Art Williams (1946). The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Samm-Art Williams
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
George Lucas Paddison
Youngest
1946
Samm-Art Williams
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Burgaw
GP#2
Politics & Law
George Lucas Paddison
1883–1954American lawyer and academic
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burgaw 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.