#1Famous people · Taylorsville
7 famous people come from Taylorsville, Harry Gant the best known
Harry Gant, the American stock car racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. From Alexander C. McIntosh to Wesley Harris, the births on the list run from 1859 to 1986. 2 of them were born since 1970. Only 78 of the 351 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Harry Gant
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Alexander C. McIntosh
Youngest
1986
Wesley Harris
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Taylorsville
Harry Gant, Onur Tükel and Henlee Hulix Barnette are written about in 10, 5 and 4 languages.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Onur Tükel
born 1972Turkish American actor, painter, and filmmaker
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HB#3
Science & Medicine
Henlee Hulix Barnette
1911–2004American professor of Christian ethics
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Taylorsville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 1.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Taylorsville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Taylorsville
The rest number 4, with 2 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylorsville 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 (5)
- Harry Gant: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Onur Tükel: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Poole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Harris: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Allen: User:Jeanenawiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons