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Famous people · Whiteville
Phineas Newborn Jr. tops a list of 3 famous people born in Whiteville
The best known is the American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr., with articles in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American guitarist Calvin Newborn, third to Edwin Wiley Grove. The list comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee. The earliest on the list is Edwin Wiley Grove, born in 1850, and the youngest Calvin Newborn, born in 1933.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Phineas Newborn Jr.
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Edwin Wiley Grove
Youngest
1933
Calvin Newborn
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Whiteville
Ranked by languages covered: Phineas Newborn Jr. with 10, then Calvin Newborn with 6 and Edwin Wiley Grove with 3.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whiteville 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 (2)
- Calvin Newborn: The Harmony Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Wiley Grove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons