Famous people · Balfour
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Balfour
Cecil Gordon, born in Horse Shoe, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Balfour. The best known of them is Nina Simone, with articles in 85 languages. Next door, Hendersonville lists 16, led by Allison Jones Rushing.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Nina Simone
Best known
Nina Simone
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Balfour’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Balfour
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nina Simone
1933–2003American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
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Nearby, Hendersonville has the most on record, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Balfour 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 (8)
- Nina Simone: Ron Kroon for Anefo Restored by Bammesk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, 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
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal R. Fox: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Jones Rushing: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons