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CHARLOTTE

Most Famous People Born in Charlotte, United States

Notable people
463
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Nascar 105.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Charlotte during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 70 notable births.

What Charlotte Is Known For

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Football is Charlotte's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (72).

Charlotte over-indexes on nascar — 105.3× the global rate.

Charlotte under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football72
  2. Basket50
  3. Baseball45
  4. Politician35
  5. Actor21
  6. Wrestler15
  7. Singer13
  8. Music12
  1. Nascar7105.3×
  2. Golf810.2×
  3. Wrestler1510.1×
  4. Basket508.6×
  5. Baseball458.6×
  6. Driver64.2×
  7. Novelist73.8×
  8. Swimmer62.7×
  1. Politician350.6×
  2. Writer100.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Charlotte's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0146 MUSIC

Lena Wilson

1898 - 1939

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0173 EDITOR

Lenoir Chambers

1891 - 1970

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0214 NOVELIST

John Van Alstyne Weaver

1893 - 1938

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0219 INTERNIST

William S. Tillett

1892 - 1974

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0259 OFFICER

John E. Wilkes

1895 - 1957

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0300 PLAYWRIGHT

Margaret Bland

1898 - 1996

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0315 BASEBALL

George Murray (baseball)

1898 - 1955

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0379 BASEBALL

Lloyd Christenbury

1893 - 1944

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0398 FEMINIST

Anna Forbes Liddell

1891 - 1979

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0403 BASEBALL

Fred Johnston

1899 - 1959

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0457 MISSING

Katharine Cramer Angell

1890 - 1983

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