#1Famous people · Davidson
Davidson’s famous people span 122 years: 3 births from 1873 to 1995
Articles in 6 languages make the American football player Will Grier the best known. Second and third on the list are Mary T. Martin Sloop and Matt Ballard. Will Grier, the best known, was born in 1995. Next door, Kannapolis lists 23, led by George Clinton.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Will Grier
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Mary T. Martin Sloop
Youngest
1995
Will Grier
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Davidson
Languages with an article: 6 for Will Grier, 2 for Mary T. Martin Sloop, 2 for Matt Ballard.
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Known for
What Davidson is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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A chosen home
Also called Davidson home
Born elsewhere, Natasha Marcus lived here.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davidson 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)
- Will Grier: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natasha Marcus: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons