Famous people · Boardman
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Boardman
The nearest, Norm Brown, was born in Evergreen, 2 mi away. Afeni Shakur is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. No famous person’s birth in Boardman is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 339 of the towns in North Carolina.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Afeni Shakur
Best known
Afeni Shakur
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boardman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boardman
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Townsend
1900–1976American author, consul, and political activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boardman 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 (14)
- Afeni Shakur: AidaGagnier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Dawson: Blake Arledge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatanka: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edolphus Towns: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stonewall Jackson: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Crump: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquille Leonard: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison McDowell: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iver McKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Townsend: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Dowe: CP3BG32, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Hill: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons