#1Famous people · Kings Mountain
Madisyn Shipman tops a list of 10 famous people born in Kings Mountain
Articles in 21 languages make the American actress Madisyn Shipman the best known. Tim Moore and George Adams follow. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Births span 1914 to 2002, from Glenn Dunaway to Madisyn Shipman.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Madisyn Shipman
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Glenn Dunaway
Youngest
2002
Madisyn Shipman
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Kings Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kings Mountain’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kings Mountain
Madisyn Shipman has articles in 21 languages, Tim Moore in 11 and George Adams in 9.
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What Kings Mountain is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
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Of the towns nearby, Gastonia lists the most people: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kings Mountain 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 (8)
- Madisyn Shipman: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Moore: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Wayne: Schultza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Mack: GCSC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal England: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Early: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sowell: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons