#1Famous people · Wendell
Gregory Walcott tops a list of 3 famous people born in Wendell
Most widely known is Gregory Walcott, the actor, with articles in 19 languages. Greg Ellis, the American football player, comes second, with Lawson B. Knott Jr. third. Of the towns next door, Zebulon lists the most: 3, with Jim Pearce first. From Lawson B. Knott Jr. in 1912 to Greg Ellis in 1975, the births cover 63 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Gregory Walcott
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Lawson B. Knott Jr.
Youngest
1975
Greg Ellis
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Wendell
Gregory Walcott, Greg Ellis and Lawson B. Knott Jr. are written about in 19, 5 and 1 languages.
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What Wendell is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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The longest list nearby is Zebulon’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wendell 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 (2)
- Gregory Walcott: The original uploader was One Salient Oversight at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Ibaranoff24 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Ellis: Big Cowboy Kev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons