#14 famous people call Maiden their birthplace
Caleb Farley, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Grover E. Murray and Kevin R. Wilson. The first birth on record is Dennis Hargrove Cooke’s, in 1904, and the last Caleb Farley’s, in 1998. Per head, the list is long: 10.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Carolina has 1.8.

Born in Maiden
Caleb Farley, Grover E. Murray and Kevin R. Wilson are written about in 4, 2 and 2 languages.
#1When Maiden’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Maiden is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Maiden
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Maiden?
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maiden 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 (1)
- Caleb Farley: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons