#1Famous people · Jamestown
4 famous people were born in Jamestown from 1819 to 1991
Articles in 9 languages make the American soccer player Clyde Simms the best known. The American educator Nereus Mendenhall ranks second, ahead of Kasey Redfern. The list’s best known name, Clyde Simms, dates from 1982. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Clyde Simms
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Nereus Mendenhall
Youngest
1991
Kasey Redfern
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Jamestown
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Jamestown’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Jamestown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 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 Jamestown
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is High Point’s, with 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jamestown 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 (5)
- Clyde Simms: derivative work: Ytoyoda Image:Clyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpgClyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpg: Ben Stanfield from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nereus Mendenhall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Redfern: Chris Hunkeler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fantasia Barrino: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons