Famous people · Bethel
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bethel
Closest of all is Wilbur Little, from Parmele, 4 mi away. Lee Norris is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. No entry yet names Bethel as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 336 of the towns in North Carolina.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Lee Norris
Best known
Lee Norris
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bethel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bethel
Nobody born in Bethel is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Billy Taylor
1921–2010American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethel 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 (15)
- Lee Norris: Ray Conrado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montrezl Harrell: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eaton: Posthumes Porträt von de:Robert Walter Weir (1803–1889) aus dem Jahre 1873, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Shaw: Feast of Music, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Jones: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Shelton: Scott Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Day'Ron Sharpe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petey Pablo: RapKind TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Biggs: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence H. Fountain: Campaign handbill (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walton Kitchin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ruffin Cox: Mrs. Eliphalet F. Andrews (Marietta Minnigerode Andrews), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons