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Notable
Emma Tillman
1892–2007Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world
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Famous people · Gibsonville
Gibsonville counts 5 famous people, first among them Emma Tillman
Best known of all is Emma Tillman, written about in 19 languages. Torry Holt is second and Terrence Holt third. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.3 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8. From Emma Tillman in 1892 to Terrence Holt in 1980, the births cover 88 years.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Emma Tillman
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Emma Tillman
Youngest
1980
Terrence Holt
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Gibsonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gibsonville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gibsonville
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Gibsonville is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gibsonville
Still to come: 2 more, from 1915 to 1950.
Deborah Yow
born 1950American college basketball player, college basketball coach, college athletic director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Burlington counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gibsonville 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)
- Torry Holt: GMO66. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons