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4 famous people were born in South Hill
Most widely known is Ben Coleman, the American football player, with articles in 4 languages. Robert Wynn and Waverly Jackson follow. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all. The list runs from Robert Wynn, born in 1921, to Waverly Jackson, born in 1972.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ben Coleman
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Robert Wynn
Youngest
1972
Waverly Jackson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in South Hill
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When South Hill’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What South Hill is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 times as common.
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 South Hill
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Hill 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.