#1Famous people · Reidsville
20 famous people from Reidsville, many of them athletes
Alfred Moore Scales, the confederate Army general, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Walter Hooper and Bryan Mitchell. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Alfred Moore Scales’, in 1827, and the last Kenzel Doe’s, in 1992.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Alfred Moore Scales
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Alfred Moore Scales
Youngest
1992
Kenzel Doe
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Reidsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Reidsville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
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 Reidsville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Reidsville
Alfred Moore Scales leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Walter Hooper (9) and Bryan Mitchell (6).
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Everyone else born in Reidsville
Another 17, 10 of them athletes.
Tripp Welborne
born 1968All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety
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W. Henry Maxwell
1935–2010American politician and Baptist minister from Virginia
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A chosen home
Also called Reidsville home
One more notable person made the town home: Christopher Knight.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reidsville 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 (10)
- Alfred Moore Scales: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Mitchell: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Simpson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Stephen Ritchie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Lowe: HimmelrichPR, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Hopkins: Karaxan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Jones: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ione Grogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Onico Barker: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Knight: Christopher Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons