#1Famous people · Rockingham
Of the 14 famous people born in Rockingham, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American politician Cameron A. Morrison, with articles in 10 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 8 of them. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Births span 1806 to 1977, from Thomas J. Lacy to Wali Rainer.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Cameron A. Morrison
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Thomas J. Lacy
Youngest
1977
Wali Rainer
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Rockingham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rockingham is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, 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.
Through the years
When Rockingham’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rockingham
Counted by languages, Cameron A. Morrison is ahead of Charles Aaron and Viola Estelle Gentry: 10, 7 and 7.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Charles Aaron
born 1960American music journalist and editor
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VG#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rockingham
11 more names, born between 1806 and 1977.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Rockingham?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Rockingham’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockingham 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)
- Cameron A. Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Aaron: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Moehler: User Mlstros on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver H. Dockery: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons