#1Famous people · Elkin
Most of the 9 famous people born in Elkin came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American journalist Harold Hayes, covered in 5 languages. James A. Harrell, III, born in 1971, is the youngest, and Richard Thurmond Chatham, born in 1896, the first on record. Fewer than a quarter of the 339 towns in North Carolina with famous people list more. Per head, the list is long: 22.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Carolina has 1.8.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Harold Hayes
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Richard Thurmond Chatham
Youngest
1971
James A. Harrell, III
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Elkin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elkin’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elkin
Harold Hayes, Barney Hall and Jeff Hayes are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.
#1
#2JH#3
Known for
What Elkin is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Elkin
A further 6 follow, born between 1896 and 1971.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkin 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 (9)
- Harold Hayes: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Hall: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Popp: Rogerio Barbosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Thurmond Chatham: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas F. Metz: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Harris Stein: Willthacheerleader18, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Harrell, III: Drama Queen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dickie Hemric: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons