#1Famous people · Wilkesboro
4 famous people were born in Wilkesboro
The best known is the American politician Richard N. Hackett, with articles in 4 languages. Jim Hamby and Rhoda Billings follow. Born in 1866, Richard N. Hackett is the first name on record, and Rhoda Billings, born in 1937, the most recent. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Richard N. Hackett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Richard N. Hackett
Youngest
1937
Rhoda Billings
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Wilkesboro
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Wilkesboro’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wilkesboro is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilkesboro
1 more, best known first.
Sara Lou Harris Carter
1926–2016Educator, entertainer, model, humanitarian
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns around it, Moravian Falls has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilkesboro 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)
- Richard N. Hackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Lou Harris Carter: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons