#1Famous people · Haw River
W. Kerr Scott tops a list of 4 famous people born in Haw River
At the top of the list is the American politician W. Kerr Scott, covered in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Robert W. Scott, third to Max Wilson. Shag Thompson (1893) and Robert W. Scott (1929) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.2 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
W. Kerr Scott
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Shag Thompson
Youngest
1929
Robert W. Scott
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Haw River
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Haw River’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Haw River is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Haw River
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Burlington, with 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haw River 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)
- W. Kerr Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shag Thompson: "Thoner", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons