#1Famous people · Williamston
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Williamston
Most widely known is Asa Biggs, the politician of North carolina, with articles in 10 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Asa Biggs (1811) and Nate Harvey (1995) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents there are 17.6 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Asa Biggs
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Asa Biggs
Youngest
1995
Nate Harvey
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Williamston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Williamston is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Williamston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Williamston
First, Asa Biggs (10 languages), then Jim Perry (8) and Joseph John Martin (6).
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#3Politics & Law
Joseph John Martin
1833–1900(1833-1900) United States Representative of North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamston 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)
- Asa Biggs: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph John Martin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Davis: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Johnson: Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons