#1Writing & Arts
Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897American slave, writer, and abolitionist
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Famous people · Edenton
14 famous people from Edenton, many of them leaders
Harriet Jacobs is the best known, with articles in 31 languages. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 31.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina. Fewer than a quarter of the 337 towns in North Carolina with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Harriet Jacobs
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1728
Penelope Barker
Youngest
1995
Jesse Gonzalez
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Edenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edenton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Edenton is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Edenton
Three names lead: Harriet Jacobs (31 languages), William Allen (17) and Jesse Gonzalez (13).
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#2Politics & Law
William Allen
1803–1879American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Edenton
Another 11, 5 of them leaders.
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A chosen home
Also called Edenton home
Born elsewhere, John Mare lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edenton 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 (7)
- Harriet Jacobs: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Penelope Barker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Wilhelm: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Manning Jr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Courtland Manning: The Green Bag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Brown: Zack, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons