#1Famous people · Hickory
35 famous people were born in Hickory, more of them athletes than in most towns
Chris Hughes, the American entrepreneur, is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 18 of them. The list comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina. Only 16 of the 336 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Chris Hughes
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
LeRoy Abernethy
Youngest
2005
Robert Dillingham
Most common field
Sports
24 people
What stands out about Hickory’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hickory’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hickory is known for
Hickory has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Hickory
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Sports
Chad Lail
born 1982American police officer and former professional wrestler
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Hickory
32 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
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Of the towns nearby, Newton lists the most people: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hickory 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 (19)
- Chris Hughes: USV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Lail: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dillingham: Brady Saylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Knighton: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landon Dickerson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cass Ballenger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Hill: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Succop: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Lamar Holland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Barnes: The original uploader was Corpx at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Warlick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Poston: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Huffman: w:United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kristin Fitzsimmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Earnhardt: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin M. Allran: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Lutz: derivative work: Kelly Bobby_Lutz_Kuwait.jpg: Sgt. Robert Adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Amos: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Church: Townsquare Media, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Jarrett: Kim Phillips from Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons