#1Famous people · Gatesville
From 1833 to 1952, Gatesville was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the American musician Calvin Earl the best known. The American politician Joseph H. Beeman ranks second, ahead of Delmar T. Spivey. Calvin Earl, the best known, was born in 1952. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Calvin Earl
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Joseph H. Beeman
Youngest
1952
Calvin Earl
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Gatesville
The three are covered in 4, 4 and 3 languages: Calvin Earl, Joseph H. Beeman and Delmar T. Spivey.
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Through the years
When Gatesville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 1 people born in that decade.
MusicPolitics & LawMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gatesville is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Everyone else born in Gatesville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gatesville 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)
- Calvin Earl: Christi Earl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons