Famous people · Broadway
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Broadway
Closest of all is Jeff Hardy, from Cameron, 14 mi away. No entry yet names Broadway as a birthplace. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 336 towns. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Jeff Hardy
Best known
Jeff Hardy
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Broadway’s famous people
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Famous people born near Broadway
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen S. Baker
born 1953American physician and astronaut
Walter Hines Page
1855–1918American journalist, publisher, and diplomat
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broadway 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)
- Brian Tyree Henry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen S. Baker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Rhodes Revels: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Smith Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armelia McQueen: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Curzan: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Green: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Grimes: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Fletcher: Johnmaxmena2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hines Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Maye: Hayden Schiff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. Atkins: United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burren Morgan: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Donovan: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons