#1Famous people · Lancaster
33 famous people come from Lancaster, Nina Mae McKinney the best known
Articles in 18 languages make the American actress Nina Mae McKinney the best known. Jim Hodges is second and Julie Roberts third. The largest group, 16, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents there are 37 on the list, well above the typical South Carolina town’s 1.5.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Nina Mae McKinney
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
John McClannahan Crockett
Youngest
1995
C. D. Pelham
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Lancaster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lancaster’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lancaster
By how many languages cover them, Nina Mae McKinney comes first (18), then Jim Hodges (13) and Julie Roberts (11).
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#3Known for
What Lancaster is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
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 Lancaster
The other 30 span the years 1816 to 1995.
Tom Addison
1936–2011American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster 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 (14)
- Nina Mae McKinney: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Roberts: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sindarius Thornwell: Dennis Adair from Gainesville-StPetersburg, FL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McClannahan Crockett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheldon Brown: Luis Antonio Rodríguez Ochoa from Redmond, Washington. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandy Powers Norrell: MandyPN44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Robinson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie N. Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hammond: Zach Pippin, Office of the Governor of South Carolina, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. D. Pelham: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy Smith Bowers: Asheboro Public Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Twitty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons