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Famous people · Burlington
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 33 famous people born in Burlington
Tequan Richmond, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Harold Covington and Andrew Everett. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 19 of them. Births since 1970 account for 9 of the names.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Tequan Richmond
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
William Edward Fitch
Youngest
1996
Will Richardson
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Burlington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Burlington is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2 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 Burlington’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Burlington
First, Tequan Richmond (11 languages), then Harold Covington (8) and Andrew Everett (7).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Burlington
30 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Burlington home
Born elsewhere, Sgt. Slaughter lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Graham: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (17)
- Harold Covington: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Everett: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Bush: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Tate: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Castor: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kernodle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Long: Youngmathimus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dollar: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Edward Ellis: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Johnson: University of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Robert Blakey: Samantha1961 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Gunn: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Edward Fitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Moe: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Westmoreland: Billyco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sgt. Slaughter: Original uploader was Endlessdan at Wikipedia (Original text : Me), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Kerr Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons