#1Famous people · Smithfield
12 famous people from Smithfield, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American professional wrestler Gregory Helms, covered in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Gary Clark and William Cary Renfrow. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1845, William Cary Renfrow is the first name on record, and Gary Clark, born in 1994, the most recent.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Gregory Helms
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
William Cary Renfrow
Youngest
1994
Gary Clark
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Smithfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Smithfield’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Smithfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 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 Smithfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Smithfield
9 more names, born between 1890 and 1988.
Ray Tanner
born 1958American baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithfield 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 (8)
- Gregory Helms: Mshake3 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Clark: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Renfrow: Oklahoma State Archives, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Smith: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Foote: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Tanner: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Berger: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry C. Strickland: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons