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Famous people · Elm City
3 famous people call Elm City their birthplace
The best known is the American basketball player Jamie Watson, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Vance Page, third to Turkey Tyson. Births span 1905 to 1972, from Vance Page to Jamie Watson. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jamie Watson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Vance Page
Youngest
1972
Jamie Watson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Elm City
All three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elm City 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)
- Vance Page: George Burke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons