#1Famous people · North Charleston
Of the 9 famous people born in North Charleston, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American football player Carlos Dunlap, with articles in 8 languages. Mendel Jackson Davis is second and Byron Maxwell third. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Mendel Jackson Davis, born in 1942, and the youngest Corey Washington, born in 1991.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Carlos Dunlap
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Mendel Jackson Davis
Youngest
1991
Corey Washington
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about North Charleston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Charleston’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What North Charleston is known for
North Charleston has 2.2× the usual share of athletes.
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 North Charleston
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in North Charleston
Of the other 6, 5 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Summerville, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Charleston 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 (8)
- Carlos Dunlap: Senior Master Sgt. Michael Crane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mendel Jackson Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Maxwell: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Washington: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Grant: North Charleston from North Charleston, SC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Eidson: Juliux, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Quinn: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Hunter: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons