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Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American actress Sherry Hursey, with articles in 4 languages. The American football player Bruce Davis ranks second, ahead of Garry Hill. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. The list comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sherry Hursey
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Nig Lipscomb
Youngest
1956
Bruce Davis
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Rutherfordton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rutherfordton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rutherfordton
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Rutherfordton is known for
Rutherfordton has 2.3× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Rutherfordton
2 more, from 1911 to 1944.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Rutherfordton.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutherfordton 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.