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Famous people · Kernersville
9 famous people were born in Kernersville, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress Madison Bailey, covered in 25 languages. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Madison Bailey, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Carr Smith, born in 1901, the first on record. The list comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Madison Bailey
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Carr Smith
Youngest
1999
Madison Bailey
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Kernersville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kernersville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kernersville is known for
Kernersville has 1.6× 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 Kernersville
First, Madison Bailey (25 languages), then Chris Lane (9) and Carr Smith (5).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Kernersville
A further 6 follow, born between 1906 and 1991.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Greensboro has the most people on record, 41 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kernersville 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)
- Chris Lane: jenniferlinneaphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fulk: Alexploegsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kemp Wicker: Columbus Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Paul: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons