#1Famous people · Forest City
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Forest City
The best known is the American basketball player Venson Hamilton, with articles in 11 languages. Rob Gray, the American basketball player, comes second, with Jonathan Wilson third. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. Only 67 of the 344 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Venson Hamilton
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Woody Abernathy
Youngest
1994
Rob Gray
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Forest City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Forest City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Forest City is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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 Forest City
Ranked by languages covered: Venson Hamilton with 11, then Rob Gray with 9 and Jonathan Wilson with 7.
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Everyone else born in Forest City
5 more, 4 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Spindale has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest 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 (5)
- Venson Hamilton: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gray: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Wilson: Debi Del Grande, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Coffey: dbking on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos Watkins: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons