Famous people · Bowdens
Born near Bowdens: 24 famous people within 35 miles
William E. Thornton, born in Faison, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Viscera, with articles in 28 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bowdens. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Viscera
Best known
Viscera
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bowdens’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bowdens
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willie Parker
born 1980American gridiron football player; running back
Charles W. Albertson
born 1932American politician, musician, singer-songwriter
Caleb Bradham
1867–1934American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola
Michael S. Regan
born 1976Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowdens 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 (13)
- Viscera: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jeffreys: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Bradham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Thornton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby White: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael S. Regan: EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Smith: Mwilmichael, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark O'Meara: PaddyBriggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Weeks: Philip Vaandrager, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. McNeill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Faison Shaw: Ruth Faison Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Aiken: Patriots_panorama.jpg: Jeffrey Beall derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons