#1Famous people · Lenoir
Most of the 17 famous people born in Lenoir came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American biochemist Kary Mullis, with articles in 69 languages. Close behind are Jim Broyhill and Johnny Allen. The biggest group are athletes: 8. Fewer than a quarter of the 339 towns in North Carolina with famous people list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Robert B. Downs
Youngest
1992
Nick Easton
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Lenoir’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lenoir
Kary Mullis leads with articles in 69 languages, ahead of Jim Broyhill (12) and Johnny Allen (7).
#1
#2
#3Through the years
When Lenoir’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lenoir is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 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 Lenoir
Another 14, the earliest born in 1903.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Lenoir?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Lenoir’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lenoir 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)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Broyhill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Allen: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pritchett: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Braxton Craven, Jr.: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Combs: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Walker: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons