#1Famous people · Goldsboro
Most of the 40 famous people born in Goldsboro came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Viscera, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. 21 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Births span 1813 to 2000, from William Henry Washington to Coby White. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Viscera
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
William Henry Washington
Youngest
2000
Coby White
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Goldsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Goldsboro’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Goldsboro
Ranked by languages covered: Viscera with 28, then Anne Jeffreys with 24 and Coby White with 20.
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What Goldsboro is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Goldsboro
37 more, 19 of them athletes.
Michael S. Regan
born 1976Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024
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A chosen home
Also called Goldsboro home
One more notable person made the town home: Isaac Woodard.
Isaac Woodard
1919–19921919-1992 American soldier, blinded by South Carolina police in 1946 as a form of racial abuse
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goldsboro 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 (16)
- Viscera: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jeffreys: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby White: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael S. Regan: EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark O'Meara: PaddyBriggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Graham: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Dove Denmark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Grant: Air Force Photo by Lou Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Hooks Brogden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston A. Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Bullock: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Coley: Scepter Records-from Scepter Records' Billboard ad which has no copyright marks., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Odom: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Altman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Woodard: Photo by J. DeBisse, PM (per Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons