
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Anderson Creek
Jeff Hardy is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. Closest of all is Harold Landry, from Spring Lake, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Anderson Creek yet. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 351 towns.
What stands out about Anderson Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Anderson Creek
Nobody born in Anderson Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Ellen S. Baker
born 1953American physician and astronaut









Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr.
1913–1995United States federal judge


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anderson Creek 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 (14)
- Brian Tyree Henry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Link Wray: Dxede5x, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen S. Baker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Rhodes Revels: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbi Morgan: Operation Prime Time, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Smith Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Maynor: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Green: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Grimes: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McMillian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. Atkins: United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burren Morgan: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Landry: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons