Famous people · Pinehurst
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pinehurst
Henry David Thoreau is the most widely known, written about in 145 languages. The nearest, Roderick MacKinnon, was born in Burlington, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, Billerica lists the most: 12, with Brett Maron first. No entry yet names Pinehurst as a birthplace.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Henry David Thoreau
Best known
Henry David Thoreau
in 145 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pinehurst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pinehurst
Nobody born in Pinehurst is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Henry David Thoreau
1817–1862American essayist, poet, and philosopher
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936–2013Nobel prize winning US physicist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Billerica lists the most people: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinehurst 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 (9)
- Henry David Thoreau: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bette Davis: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kerouac: Tom Palumbo from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Carell: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McNeill Whistler: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth G. Wilson: The Nobel Prize, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick MacKinnon: PotassiumChannel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Weissman: Thorne Media at 0:08 and 0:28, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neera Tanden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons