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Famous people · Madison
Madison is the birthplace of 6 famous people
Most widely known is Mary Cardwell Dawson, the American opera singer, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Bill Lindsay and Charles A. Reynolds. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. Shirley Wilson, born in 1925, is the youngest, and Charles A. Reynolds, born in 1848, the first on record.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mary Cardwell Dawson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Charles A. Reynolds
Youngest
1925
Shirley Wilson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Madison
Ranked by languages covered: Mary Cardwell Dawson with 5, then Bill Lindsay with 4 and Charles A. Reynolds with 4.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Charles A. Reynolds
1848–1936Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 3.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madison is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes 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.
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Everyone else born in Madison
3 more names, born between 1892 and 1925.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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 (4)
- Bill Lindsay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Reynolds: Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mount, N.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Opie Lindsay: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons