#1Famous people · Highland Springs
6 famous people were born in Highland Springs, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Mekhi Becton, the American football player, with articles in 7 languages. The player of American football Macho Harris ranks second, ahead of Jim Davis. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.2 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mekhi Becton
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Lou Wacker
Youngest
1999
Mekhi Becton
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Highland Springs’ famous people
Through the years
When Highland Springs’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Highland Springs
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Highland Springs
Of the other 3, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Springs 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 (1)
- Mekhi Becton: Jim Greenhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons