#1Famous people · Dunn
8 famous people were born in Dunn, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American guitarist Link Wray, with articles in 35 languages. The next two names are Debbi Morgan and William C. Lee. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.3 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8. The first birth on record is William C. Lee’s, in 1895, and the last Kenneth L. Hardison’s, in 1956.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Link Wray
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
William C. Lee
Youngest
1956
Kenneth L. Hardison
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Dunn
Counted by languages, Link Wray is ahead of Debbi Morgan and William C. Lee: 35, 20 and 10.
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#3Through the years
When Dunn’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dunn is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dunn
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dunn home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Renee Ellmers the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Erwin’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunn 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 (5)
- Link Wray: Dxede5x, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbi Morgan: Operation Prime Time, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Lewis: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons