#13 famous people come from Tabor City, Stonewall Jackson the best known
Most widely known is Stonewall Jackson, the American country singer-songwriter, with articles in 11 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Amanda Dowe, third to Taffy Wright. The list comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina. Taffy Wright, born in 1911, is the earliest name and Amanda Dowe, born in 1991, the latest.



Born in Tabor City
The three are covered in 11, 6 and 2 languages: Stonewall Jackson, Amanda Dowe and Taffy Wright.
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#3What Tabor City is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tabor City 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 (3)
- Stonewall Jackson: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Dowe: CP3BG32, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taffy Wright: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons