#1Politics & Law
James K. Polk
1795–1849President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
144 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Pineville
Of the 5 famous people born in Pineville, none is better known than James K. Polk
Articles about James K. Polk exist in 144 languages. Behind the leader come Walter Davis and D. J. Carton. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James K. Polk
in 144 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
James K. Polk
Youngest
2000
D. J. Carton
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Pineville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pineville
Ranked by languages covered: James K. Polk with 144, then Walter Davis with 20 and D. J. Carton with 7.
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#3Through the years
When Pineville’s famous people were born
The 1790s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pineville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 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 Pineville
A further 2 follow, born between 1988 and 1997.
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The most names next door are in Charlotte: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pineville 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)
- James K. Polk: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Carton: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Graham: Warren K. Leffler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons