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Famous people · Mount Gilead

4 famous people were born in Mount Gilead

At the top of the list is the American lawyer Julius L. Chambers, covered in 6 languages. Close behind are Robert B. Jordan and Ray Scarborough. Julius L. Chambers, born in 1936, is the youngest, and Joe DeBerry, born in 1896, the first on record. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.

#2 best knownRobert B. JordanPolitics & Law · 1932–2020
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Julius L. Chambers
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Joe DeBerry
Youngest
1936
Julius L. Chambers
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Mount Gilead

Three names lead: Julius L. Chambers (6 languages), Robert B. Jordan (6) and Ray Scarborough (4).

JC#1
Politics & Law

Julius L. Chambers

1936–2013

American lawyer

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Robert B. Jordan#2
Politics & Law

Robert B. Jordan

1932–2020

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ray Scarborough#3
Sports

Ray Scarborough

1917–1982

American baseball player and coach

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Mount Gilead’s famous people were born

The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Joe DeBerryRay ScarboroughRobert B. Jordan
Politics & LawSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Mount Gilead is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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 Mount Gilead

1 more, best known first.

Joe DeBerry

Joe DeBerry

1896–1944

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Gilead 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.

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