Famous people · Belwood
Born near Belwood: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Hatcher Hughes, from Polkville, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Belwood as their birthplace yet. Kay Hagan is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Across North Carolina, 345 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Kay Hagan
Best known
Kay Hagan
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Belwood
Nobody born in Belwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer
J. Pinckney Henderson
1808–1858First Governor of the State of Texas
William H. Forney
1823–1894Confederate Army general and politician
Gerald R. Murray
born 1956Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force
Arthur Talmage Abernethy
1872–1956American journalist, scholar, theologian and poet
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belwood 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 (12)
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Pinckney Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cleamons: File:Lakers White House.jpg: Jason Rosenberg derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Forney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald R. Murray: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Cloninger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons