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Famous people · Wilson
Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in Wilson
Martha Hunt, the American model, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Frederick Augustus Woodard, born in 1854, and the youngest Martha Hunt, born in 1989. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Martha Hunt
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Frederick Augustus Woodard
Youngest
1989
Martha Hunt
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Wilson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wilson’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wilson is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wilson
Counted by languages, Martha Hunt is ahead of G. K. Butterfield and Julius Peppers: 24, 14 and 9.
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Everyone else born in Wilson
Still to come: 14 more, from 1854 to 1983.
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
1878–1950American historian; Archivist of the US
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson 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 (7)
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Peppers: United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hesmer: Haltrosky at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Augustus Woodard: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Andrews: Nat Tung from Virginia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Digges Wimberly Connor: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Bynum: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons