Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina ranks 1,100th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ilford, Kampala, and Bamberg. Memorable people born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina include Pam Grier, Jennifer Ehle, and Chris Paul. Memorable people who died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina include Maya Angelou, Doc Watson, and Bob Denver. Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been the birth place of many actors and basketball players and the death place of many writers and musicians. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is located in United States.
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 90th-most populous city in the United States. The population of the Winston-Salem metropolitan area was estimated to be 695,630 in 2023. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, home to about 1.7 million residents. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1922 and 1997, Winston-Salem, North Carolina was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Pam Grier, Jennifer Ehle, and Chris Paul. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Winston-Salem, North Carolina including Maya Angelou, Doc Watson, and Bob Denver.
People Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Pam Grier
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1
Jennifer Ehle
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 2
Chris Paul
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 3
Kathryn Grayson
1922 - 2010
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 4
Peter Joseph
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 5
Othello Hunter
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 6
Ben Folds
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 7
Jill Wagner
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 8
B.o.B.
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.86
Rank: 9
Josh Howard
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 10
Julianna Guill
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.48
Rank: 11
Kathleen Baker
1997 - Present
HPI: 14.31
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 1
Doc Watson
1923 - 2012
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 2
Bob Denver
1935 - 2005
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Winston-Salem, North Carolina were actors (5), basketball players (3), film directors (1), musicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were writers (1), musicians (1), and actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, including Pam Grier, Jennifer Ehle, and Jill Wagner. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winston-Salem, North Carolina, including Pam Grier, Jennifer Ehle, and Kathryn Grayson.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina since 1700.
