#1Famous people · Wake Forest
8 famous people come from Wake Forest, Dexter Lawrence the best known
Most widely known is Dexter Lawrence, the American football player, with articles in 12 languages. Cole Frame is second and Justin Hughes third. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Only 67 of the 337 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dexter Lawrence
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Hubert McNeill Poteat
Youngest
2002
Cole Frame
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Wake Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wake Forest’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 2000s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wake Forest
Ranked by languages covered: Dexter Lawrence with 12, then Cole Frame with 4 and Justin Hughes with 4.
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Known for
What Wake Forest is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Wake Forest
Another 5, 2 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Raleigh’s, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wake Forest 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)
- Dexter Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Malone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Johnson: Mathew Brady, Retouched by Mmxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons