#1Politics & Law
Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights
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Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Bennettsville
Marian Wright Edelman, the American activist for children's rights, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 10 of them. The list runs from Hugh A. Woodle, born in 1902, to Mike Wright, born in 1990. Per head, the list is long: 18.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in South Carolina has 1.5.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Marian Wright Edelman
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Hugh A. Woodle
Youngest
1990
Mike Wright
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5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bennettsville’s famous people
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What Bennettsville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.7 times.
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Through the years
When Bennettsville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 5.
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Born in Bennettsville
Marian Wright Edelman has articles in 21 languages, Mike Wright in 8 and Hugh McColl in 4.
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Everyone else born in Bennettsville
11 more, from 1902 to 1987.
Deborah Wright
born 1958American Banker, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Carver Bancorp, Inc. and Carver Federal Savings Bank
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Also called Bennettsville home
One more notable person made the town home: Aziz Ansari.
Aziz Ansari
born 1983American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bennettsville 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 (6)
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wright: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McColl: Justin Ruckman from Charlotte, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Wright: Urban Agenda; CUNY TV (tv.cuny.edu), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudius E. Watts III: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mia McLeod: ProfessorKaiFlai, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons