#1Famous people · East Bend
East Bend is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Ernie Shore, the American baseball player, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Van Fletcher. The earliest on the list is Ernie Shore, born in 1891, and the youngest Van Fletcher, born in 1924. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ernie Shore
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Ernie Shore
Youngest
1924
Van Fletcher
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in East Bend
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Bend 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 (1)
- Ernie Shore: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons