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Famous people · Morehead City
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Morehead City
Most widely known is Lonnie Chisenhall, the American baseball player, with articles in 9 languages. The American swimmer Chip Peterson ranks second, ahead of Ben Wade. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Lonnie Chisenhall
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Jake Wade
Youngest
1988
Lonnie Chisenhall
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Morehead City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Morehead City is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Morehead City’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Morehead City
Lonnie Chisenhall, Chip Peterson and Ben Wade are written about in 9, 5 and 4 languages.
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Everyone else born in Morehead City
5 more names, born between 1912 and 1987.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Beaufort’s, at 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morehead City 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)
- Ben Wade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Dodge: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Algenon L. Marbley: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Smith: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons