#1Famous people · Whiteville
16 famous people were born in Whiteville, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Scott Dawson, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Archie Randolph Ammons and Addison McDowell. From Melton Haynes to Brooks Baldwin, the births on the list run from 1827 to 2000. More are athletes than anything else, 8 in all.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Scott Dawson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Melton Haynes
Youngest
2000
Brooks Baldwin
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Whiteville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Whiteville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 6.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whiteville
By how many languages cover them, Scott Dawson comes first (19), then Archie Randolph Ammons (11) and Addison McDowell (8).
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What Whiteville 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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whiteville 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 (5)
- Scott Dawson: Blake Arledge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison McDowell: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey L. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida Stephens Owens: NICHD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey D. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons