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Famous people · Waxhaw
Waxhaw’s famous people span 117 years: 5 births from 1883 to 2000
The best known is the American soccer player Daniel Harvey, with articles in 4 languages. Nick Saldiveri and Austin Kendall follow. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. The list’s best known name, Daniel Harvey, dates from 1982.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Daniel Harvey
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Robert Ney McNeely
Youngest
2000
Nick Saldiveri
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Waxhaw’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waxhaw’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waxhaw
Languages with an article: 4 for Daniel Harvey, 4 for Nick Saldiveri, 1 for Austin Kendall.
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Known for
What Waxhaw is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 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 Waxhaw
The other 2 span the years 1883 to 1993.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waxhaw 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 (1)
- Robert Ney McNeely: Permitted. The photographic firm of Harris & Ewing, Inc. gave its photographic negatives to the Library in 1955. The Instrument of Gift included restrictions which have now expired. In addition, the Library acquired from various sources photographic…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons