Famous people · Alamance
Born near Alamance: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Isner, with articles in 47 languages. The nearest, Tequan Richmond, was born in Burlington, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Alamance. 338 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
John Isner
Best known
John Isner
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alamance’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alamance
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maury Laws
1923–2019American television and film composer
Emma Tillman
1892–2007Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world
Thomas Hart Benton
1782–1858State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri
Kenneth Lewis Anderson
1805–1845Lawyer, the fourth and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alamance 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 (13)
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Lynch: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McAdoo: Erik_Spoelstra_and_Heat_players_huddle.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianluca Busio: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hart Benton: Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowell Bailey: Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Pause: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Moore Scales: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Everett Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Kerr Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Simms: derivative work: Ytoyoda Image:Clyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpgClyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpg: Ben Stanfield from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Covington: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torry Holt: GMO66. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons