Famous people · Avery Creek
Born near Avery Creek: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Thomas Wolfe, was born in Asheville, 7 mi away. Asheville, which borders it, has 46 on its list, the best known Thomas Wolfe. No famous person’s birth in Avery Creek is on record yet. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Avery Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Avery Creek
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Malcolm Holcombe
1955–2024American guitarist, singer-songwriter and singer
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Asheville leads the towns around it, with 46 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avery 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)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Chappell: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Holcombe: Erik Joling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Jones Rushing: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney W. Hamlin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Raleigh Bryson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zebulon Weaver: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons