#1Politics & Law
Bill Johnson
born 1954American politician and academic administrator
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Famous people · Roseboro
5 famous people come from Roseboro, Bill Johnson the best known
Articles in 13 languages make the American politician and academic administrator Bill Johnson the best known. The next two names are Chasity Melvin and Rufus G. Herring. 2 of them were born since 1970. Robert L. Gavin (1916) and Chasity Melvin (1976) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Bill Johnson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Robert L. Gavin
Youngest
1976
Chasity Melvin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Roseboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roseboro’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Roseboro
Languages with an article: 13 for Bill Johnson, 11 for Chasity Melvin, 2 for Rufus G. Herring.
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#3Military
Rufus G. Herring
1921–1996United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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Photo credits (4)
- Bill Johnson: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chasity Melvin: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus G. Herring: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Gavin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons