#1Music
Nina Simone
1933–2003American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
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Famous people · Tryon
Tryon, birthplace of Nina Simone and 3 more famous people
85 languages have an article about Nina Simone. Behind the leader come Crystal R. Fox and Harthorne Wingo. The list runs from Ligon Flynn, born in 1931, to Crystal R. Fox, born in 1964. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Nina Simone
in 85 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Ligon Flynn
Youngest
1964
Crystal R. Fox
Most common field
Music
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What stands out about Tryon’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Tryon
Nina Simone has articles in 85 languages, Crystal R. Fox in 10 and Harthorne Wingo in 9.
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Through the years
When Tryon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
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What Tryon is known for
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Tryon
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tryon 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)
- Nina Simone: Ron Kroon for Anefo Restored by Bammesk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal R. Fox: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ligon Flynn: Steven Cofer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons