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Big Rockfish Presbyterian Church · Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Hope Mills
2 famous people call Hope Mills their birthplace
Jeremy Cox, the American football running back, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the Canadian football player Richard Holmes. Of the bordering towns, Fayetteville has the longest list: 36, with Brian Tyree Henry at the top. Over 44 years of births, the list goes from Richard Holmes (1952) to Jeremy Cox (1996).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jeremy Cox
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1952
Richard Holmes
Youngest
1996
Jeremy Cox
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Hope Mills
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A chosen home
Also called Hope Mills home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hope Mills, though born elsewhere.
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Fayetteville has the longest list next door: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hope Mills 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)
- Quanera Hayes: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Tyree Henry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons