#1Music
George Clinton
born 1941American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer
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Famous people · Kannapolis
23 famous people were born in Kannapolis, most of them between 1920 and 1969
George Clinton leads the list, covered in 40 languages. The American racing driver Dale Earnhardt ranks second, ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.. The list comes to 4 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina. Fewer than a quarter of the 339 towns in North Carolina with famous people list more.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
George Clinton
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Dixie Upright
Youngest
1997
Kameron Marlowe
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kannapolis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kannapolis’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kannapolis
By how many languages cover them, George Clinton comes first (40), then Dale Earnhardt (28) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (22).
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Known for
What Kannapolis is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.4 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 Kannapolis
Still to come: 20 more, from 1926 to 1997.
Katie Geneva Cannon
1950–2018American theologian, first African American woman ordained by the Catawba Presbytery of the Presbyterian church
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Kelley Earnhardt Miller
born 1972American stock car racing team owner and former driver
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A chosen home
Also called Kannapolis home
Born elsewhere, Linda P. Johnson lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Concord leads the towns around it, with 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kannapolis 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 (14)
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Earnhardt: Camera Operator: TSGT JACK BRADEN, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt Nicole: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Geneva Cannon: Mariama Bonner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hemric: NSCRDVA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Parker: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kameron Marlowe: Lukelevenson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelley Earnhardt Miller: GoodNCrazy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ford: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Eury, Jr.: Marktci, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda P. Johnson: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Pickens: Elizabeth Tinker Elmore (1874 - 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Grier: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvia Allman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons