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Famous people · Cajah's Mountain

14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cajah's Mountain

Of the towns next door, Lenoir lists the most: 17, with Kary Mullis first. The nearest, Kary Mullis, was born in Lenoir, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cajah's Mountain. Wilmington has the most of any town in North Carolina: 67.

#1 best knownKary MullisScience & Medicine · 1944–2019
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14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Kary Mullis
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Cajah's Mountain

The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMorganton · 3Hickory · 2Lenoir · 1Newton · 1Blowing Rock · 1Nebo · 1Cajah's Mountain
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Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town bordering Cajah's Mountain.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cajah's Mountain 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.

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