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Garner Farm · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Weldon
2 famous people call Weldon their birthplace
Jimmy Soul, the American male singer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: King Virgil Cheek. Next door, Roanoke Rapids lists 14, led by Chris Daughtry. Over 5 years of births, the list goes from King Virgil Cheek (1937) to Jimmy Soul (1942).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Soul
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
King Virgil Cheek
Youngest
1942
Jimmy Soul
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Weldon
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Politics & Law
King Virgil Cheek
born 1937American educator, lawyer, and author
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Close by, Roanoke Rapids counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weldon 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.
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- Chris Daughtry: LUIS BLANCO PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons