#1Famous people · Raeford
The 10 famous people born in Raeford, led by Eric Maynor
Most widely known is Eric Maynor, the American basketball player, with articles in 18 languages. Only 59 of the 340 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more. From Charles O'Neal to Detrez Newsome, the births on the list run from 1904 to 1994. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Eric Maynor
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Charles O'Neal
Youngest
1994
Detrez Newsome
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Raeford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Raeford’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Raeford
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Raeford is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raeford 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)
- Eric Maynor: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McMillian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda J. Thiam: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis W. Williamson: Ed Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons