Famous people · Biltmore Forest
Born near Biltmore Forest: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Thomas Wolfe, was born in Asheville, 3 mi away. Asheville, which borders it, has 46 on its list, the best known Thomas Wolfe. Not one famous person on record comes from Biltmore Forest yet. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 342 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Biltmore Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Biltmore Forest
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns around it, Asheville has the most on record: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Biltmore Forest 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