Famous people · Barnardsville
Born near Barnardsville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Zachary D. Massey, was born in Marshall, 12 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Barnardsville is on record yet. Thomas Wolfe is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 60 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Barnardsville
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barnardsville 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 (6)
- 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