#1Famous people · Roxboro
Of the 12 famous people born in Roxboro, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Darius McGhee, the American basketball player, with articles in 7 languages. Henry Slaughter, the musician, comes second, with Anderson Clayton third. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 224 years of births, the list goes from Samuel Dickens (1775) to Darius McGhee (1999).
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Darius McGhee
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1775
Samuel Dickens
Youngest
1999
Darius McGhee
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Roxboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roxboro’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Roxboro is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Roxboro
Darius McGhee has articles in 7 languages, Henry Slaughter in 5 and Anderson Clayton in 3.
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Politics & Law
Anderson Clayton
born 1998American politician and activist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Roxboro
A further 9 follow, born between 1775 and 1978.
George Hampton Yarborough, Jr.
1895–1918American military personnel killed in World War I
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roxboro 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)
- Darius McGhee: Cotton Puryear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Long: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Thorpe: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winkie Wilkins: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Torian: Sblover99, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Bradsher: Bradhayes6, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons