#1Famous people · Wilson's Mills
Wilson's Mills is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Wayman Britt, covered in 9 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Dixie Davis. Born in 1890, Dixie Davis is the first name on record, and Wayman Britt, born in 1952, the most recent. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Wayman Britt
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Dixie Davis
Youngest
1952
Wayman Britt
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Wilson's Mills
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson's Mills 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)
- Wayman Britt: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Davis: American Caramel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons