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Born near Barbecue: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jeff Hardy, from Cameron, 12 mi away. The list for Barbecue is empty for now. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names. After Wilmington, the next longest list in North Carolina is Rocky Mount’s, with 55.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Jeff Hardy
Best known
Jeff Hardy
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Barbecue’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Barbecue
Nobody born in Barbecue is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ellen S. Baker
born 1953American physician and astronaut
Curley Bridges
1934–2014American electric blues, rock-and-roll, and rhythm-and-blues singer, pianist and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barbecue 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
- Armelia McQueen: NBC Photo, Public domain, 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
- 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
- Conor Donovan: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Lynn Washington: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons