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Famous people · Wadesboro
Leaders stand out among the 13 famous people born in Wadesboro
Blind Boy Fuller, the American blues guitarist and singer, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Close behind are Junkyard Dog and William L. Terry. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Only 48 of the 344 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Blind Boy Fuller
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Edmund Strother Dargan
Youngest
1985
Justin Burr
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Wadesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wadesboro is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 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 Wadesboro
The three are covered in 20, 17 and 8 languages: Blind Boy Fuller, Junkyard Dog and William L. Terry.
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#3Through the years
When Wadesboro’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsMusicMilitaryBusiness
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Everyone else born in Wadesboro
Another 10, 5 of them leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wadesboro 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)
- Junkyard Dog: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Terry: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Strother Dargan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carla Cunningham: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brewer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Burr: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Risden Tyler Bennett: C M Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bennett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons