#1Famous people · Lumberton
Most of the 24 famous people born in Lumberton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American political activist Afeni Shakur, covered in 26 languages. Alfred Rowland, born in 1844, is the earliest name and Ashton Locklear, born in 1998, the latest. Only 24 of the 342 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.7 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Afeni Shakur
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Alfred Rowland
Youngest
1998
Ashton Locklear
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lumberton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lumberton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
Politics & LawSportsNotableWriting & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lumberton
The three are covered in 26, 11 and 11 languages: Afeni Shakur, Lee McNeill and Mike McIntyre.
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Known for
What Lumberton is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 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 Lumberton
21 more, from 1844 to 1998.
Tim Worley
born 1966All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
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Freda Porter
born 1957Native American applied mathematician and environmental consultant
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Lumberton home
Born elsewhere, Vic Moore lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lumberton 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 (6)
- Afeni Shakur: AidaGagnier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Crump: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Locklear: Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vonta Leach: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ertel Carlyle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman W. Sanderson: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons