#1Military
William S. McArthur
born 1951United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut
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Famous people · Laurinburg
24 famous people were born in Laurinburg, more of them athletes than in most towns
William S. McArthur, the united States Army colonel and NASA astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 173 years of births, the list goes from Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826) to Zamir White (1999). Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
William S. McArthur
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Youngest
1999
Zamir White
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Laurinburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Laurinburg’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Laurinburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, 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.
The best known
Born in Laurinburg
The three are covered in 25, 23 and 19 languages: William S. McArthur, Woody Shaw and Ben Vereen.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Ben Vereen
born 1946American actor, dancer, and singer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Laurinburg
The other 21 span the years 1826 to 1999.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laurinburg 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)
- William S. McArthur: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Shaw: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Vereen: Phil Konstantin at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Roswell Hawley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bejun Mehta: Marco Borggreve, uploaded by Jls9097 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvin Sampson: derivative work: Kelly Kelvin_Sampson_Kuwait_2.jpg: Sgt. Robert Adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Brigman: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashad Carmichael: original: Erich Geistderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travian Robertson: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zamir White: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha B. Joye: Davene, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Covington: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Malloy: Old Mill., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons