#1Famous people · Fairmont
3 famous people call Fairmont their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Rod Griffin, covered in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Effie Neal Jones and Pat Henegan. Effie Neal Jones (1919) and Rod Griffin (1956) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Rod Griffin
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Effie Neal Jones
Youngest
1956
Rod Griffin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Fairmont
Counted by languages, Rod Griffin is ahead of Effie Neal Jones and Pat Henegan: 6, 3 and 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairmont 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 (2)
- Rod Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Neal Jones: MB., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons