#1Famous people · Concord
Athletes stand out among the 37 famous people born in Concord
Israel Pickens, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The largest group, 17, was born since 1970. From Israel Pickens to Leaky Black, the births on the list run from 1780 to 1999. Per head, the list is long: 3.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Carolina has 1.8.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Israel Pickens
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1780
Israel Pickens
Youngest
1999
Leaky Black
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Concord’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Concord’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Concord is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Concord
The three are covered in 19, 11 and 9 languages: Israel Pickens, Jody Hill and Carol Barbee.
#1JH#2
Film, TV & Stage
Jody Hill
born 1976American director and screenwriter
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Concord
34 more, best known first.
Bill Fetzer
1884–1959American football, basketball, and baseball coach. Also was a professional baseball player.
SportsWikipedia ↗
Clyde Biggers
1925–1976American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Marshall Sehorn
1934–2006American A&R man, songwriter, music publisher, and entrepreneur
MusicWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Concord home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Bubba Wallace the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Charlotte’s, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Concord 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)
- Israel Pickens: Elizabeth Tinker Elmore (1874 - 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Barbee: Lesley Bohm Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leaky Black: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Hayes: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Pinion: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Fargo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Goodman: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Fetzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Albert Cannon: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Spencer: Sarah Crosby - Self-published photo of President Clayton Spencer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Lewis: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Moser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Wallace: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Romano: Sgt. Ashlind House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Graham: Warren K. Leffler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Brooks: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons