#1Famous people · Plymouth
The 7 famous people born in Plymouth, led by J. B. Smoove
Most widely known is J. B. Smoove, the American actor, with articles in 31 languages. The next two names are Augustin Daly and Don Brown. The first birth on record is John Bunyan Respess’, in 1833, and the last J. B. Smoove’s, in 1965. Fewer than a quarter of the 346 towns in North Carolina with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
J. B. Smoove
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
John Bunyan Respess
Youngest
1965
J. B. Smoove
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Plymouth’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Plymouth
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Augustin Daly
1838–1899American playwright and theatre impresario
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Plymouth is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
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 Plymouth
4 more names, born between 1833 and 1928.
Dorothy Stafford
1905–1997American public service administrator, activist and journalist
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (6)
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Daly: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Brown: Bobeldridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis C. Latham: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacklyn Harold Lucas: The original uploader was ERcheck at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Stafford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons