#1Famous people · Lexington
27 famous people were born in Lexington, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the united States Army officer Robert Sink, covered in 14 languages. For every 10,000 residents there are 13.7 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8. The biggest group are athletes: 14. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Robert Sink
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Jesse Lee Hall
Youngest
1998
Trey Hutchens
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lexington’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryBusinessMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lexington
Ranked by languages covered: Robert Sink with 14, then Rick Harrison with 11 and John H. White with 7.
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What Lexington is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 3.1 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 Lexington
Of the other 24, 14 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lexington home
Born elsewhere, Cal Cunningham lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington 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 (12)
- Robert Sink: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Harrison: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. White: Daniel X. O'Neil from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Caskey Swaim: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Swing: Dezinfectant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Skipper: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Temple: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Morris: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Potts: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Link: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Lee Hall: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Cunningham: Graysonbarnette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons