Famous people · Beech Mountain
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beech Mountain
Anna Mae Flynn, born in Banner Elk, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Max Roach, with articles in 38 languages. The list for Beech Mountain is empty for now. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Max Roach
Best known
Max Roach
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beech Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beech Mountain
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James E. Holshouser Jr.
1934–201368th governor of North Carolina
Landon Carter Haynes
1816–1875American politician and newspaper editor
William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
Gerri Willis
born 1959American television news journalist and former host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beech Mountain 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)
- Max Roach: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Robbins: 48states (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Burleson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel P. Driscoll: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Carroll Reece: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Butler: U.S. Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Landon Carter Haynes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons