#1Famous people · Cheraw
13 famous people were born in Cheraw, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Dizzy Gillespie, the American jazz trumpeter, with articles in 66 languages. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Kenneth G. Matheson, born in 1864, and the youngest Cliff Matthews, born in 1989. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Dizzy Gillespie
in 66 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Kenneth G. Matheson
Youngest
1989
Cliff Matthews
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Cheraw’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cheraw
Dizzy Gillespie, David Thornton and William P. Pollock are written about in 66, 23 and 9 languages.
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What Cheraw is known for
Cheraw has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
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Through the years
When Cheraw’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & Medicine
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Everyone else born in Cheraw
A further 10 follow, born between 1864 and 1989.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheraw 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)
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Pollock: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Matthews: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Nieson Lynch Bellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Krawiec: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth G. Matheson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons