Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro, North Carolina ranks 8,542nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Plymouth, Wisconsin, Bagnacavallo, and Lombardy. Memorable people born in Wadesboro, North Carolina include Blind Boy Fuller, and Junkyard Dog. Wadesboro, North Carolina has been the birth place of many musicians, and wrestlers. Wadesboro, North Carolina is located in United States.
Wadesboro is a town in and the county seat of Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,008 at the 2020 census. The town was originally found in 1783 as New Town but changed by the North Carolina General Assembly to Wadesboro in 1787 to honor Colonel Thomas Wade, a native son, state legislator, and Revolutionary War commander of the Anson County Regiment. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1904 and 1952, Wadesboro, North Carolina was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Blind Boy Fuller, and Junkyard Dog.
People Born in Wadesboro, North Carolina
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Blind Boy Fuller
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1941
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 2
Junkyard Dog
WRESTLER
1952 - 1998
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wadesboro, North Carolina were musicians (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, including Junkyard Dog. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wadesboro, North Carolina, including Blind Boy Fuller.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wadesboro, North Carolina since 1700.
