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Famous people · Youngsville

From 1848 to 1991, Youngsville was the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the American soccer player Taylor Vancil, with articles in 7 languages. Charles H. Martin and Hank Winston follow. Per head, the list is long: 13.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Carolina has 1.8. The list’s best known name, Taylor Vancil, dates from 1991.

#1 best knownTaylor VancilSports · born 1991
+2more
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Taylor Vancil
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Charles H. Martin
Youngest
1991
Taylor Vancil
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Youngsville

Two of the three are athletes.

Taylor Vancil#1
Sports

Taylor Vancil

born 1991

American soccer player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CM#2
Politics & Law

Charles H. Martin

1848–1931

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HW#3
Sports

Hank Winston

1904–1974

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Youngsville’s famous people were born

The 1990s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Jakie MayTaylor Vancil
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Youngsville is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.

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 Youngsville

1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Youngsville 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.

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