Famous people · Wrightsville
Born near Wrightsville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Henry Dumas, was born in Sweet Home, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Douglas MacArthur, with articles in 113 languages. The list for Wrightsville is empty for now. Fort Smith’s 69 names make the longest list in Arkansas.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Douglas MacArthur
Best known
Douglas MacArthur
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wrightsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wrightsville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Douglas MacArthur
1880–1964United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea
Chelsea Clinton
born 1980American author and global health advocate
John Michael Jumper
born 1985American chemist and AI expert
Ed Hamm
1906–1982Former American long jumper and Olympic gold medallist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wrightsville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Douglas MacArthur: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Clinton: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Jumper: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Lauren Adams: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason White: Ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Taylor Robinson: Joseph_T._Robinson.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons