Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina ranks 1,367th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Avilés, Walthamstow, and Fergana. Memorable people born in Durham, North Carolina include Fred Brooks, James Buchanan Duke, and Betty Davis. Memorable people who died in Durham, North Carolina include William Stern, William McDougall, and Félix Candela. Durham, North Carolina has been the birth place of many singers, and basketball players and the death place of many psychologists, and musicians. Durham, North Carolina is located in United States.
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 census, Durham is the fourth-most populous city in North Carolina and the 70th-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. The Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the Research Triangle, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1856 and 1993, Durham, North Carolina was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Fred Brooks, James Buchanan Duke, and Betty Davis. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Durham, North Carolina including William Stern, William McDougall, and Félix Candela. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Durham, North Carolina than were born there.
People Born in Durham, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsFred Brooks
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 1
James Buchanan Duke
BUSINESSPERSON
1856 - 1925
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2
Betty Davis
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 3
Christopher Browning
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 4
Clyde McPhatter
SINGER
1932 - 1972
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5
Midori
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 6
Duffer brothers
CELEBRITY
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 7
John Lucas II
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 8
Kim Graham
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 9
Seth Wescott
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.06
Rank: 10
T. J. Warren
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.71
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Durham, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsDuffer brothers
CELEBRITY
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 7
John Lucas II
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Durham, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsWilliam Stern
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 2
Félix Candela
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1997
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 3
Fritz London
CHEMIST
1900 - 1954
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4
Mary Lou Williams
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1981
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 5
Elmo Zumwalt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2000
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 6
Blind Boy Fuller
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1941
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 7
Hedwig Kohn
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1964
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 8
Juanita M. Kreps
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2010
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 9
Gertrude Mary Cox
STATISTICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10
Janis Carter
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11
Terry Sanford
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1998
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Durham, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsElmo Zumwalt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2000
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 6
Janis Carter
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Durham, North Carolina were singers (3), basketball players (2), computer scientists (1), businesspeople (1), and historians (1), while most who died were psychologists (2), musicians (2), politicians (2), architects (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Durham, North Carolina, including Betty Davis, Clyde McPhatter, and Midori. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Durham, North Carolina, including Betty Davis, Clyde McPhatter, and Midori.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Durham, North Carolina since 1700.