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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 Christopher Browning, Fred Brooks, and Duffer brothers. Memorable people who died in Durham, North Carolina include Elmo Zumwalt, Janis Carter, and Gertrude Mary Cox. Durham, North Carolina has been the birth place of many singers, and basketball players and the death place of many musicians, and psychologists. Durham, North Carolina is located in United States.

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county seat of Durham County, small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. Durham is the fourth-most populous city in North Carolina and 70th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 283,506 at the 2020 census. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. The four-county Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area has an estimated 620,000 residents, while the greater Research Triangle area has a population of over 2.37 million people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1856 and 1993, Durham, North Carolina was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Christopher Browning, Fred Brooks, and Duffer brothers. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Durham, North Carolina including Elmo Zumwalt, Janis Carter, and Gertrude Mary Cox. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Durham, North Carolina than were born there.

People Born in Durham, North Carolina

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People Deceased in Durham, North Carolina

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Durham, North Carolina were singers (3), basketball players (2), historians (1), computer scientists (1), and celebrities (1),  while most who died were musicians (2), psychologists (2), politicians (2), military personnels (1), and actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Durham, North Carolina, including Betty Davis, Midori, and Clyde McPhatter. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Durham, North Carolina, including Betty Davis, Midori, and Clyde McPhatter.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Durham, North Carolina since 1700.