
Born near Butters: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Afeni Shakur, from Lumberton, 11 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Butters. The North Carolina lists hold names for 350 towns. Wilmington has the most of any town in North Carolina: 67.
What stands out about Butters’ famous people
Famous people born near Butters
Nobody born in Butters is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butters 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)
- 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
- Benjamin Crump: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons