Famous people · Calabash
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Calabash
Closest of all is Ryan Quigley, from Little River, 6 mi away. William Gibson is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. Famous people are on record for 339 of the towns in North Carolina. No famous person’s birth in Calabash is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
William Gibson
Best known
William Gibson
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Calabash’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Calabash
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Vanna White
born 1957American model and game show hostess
Kiera Cass
born 1981American writer of young-adult speculative fiction
Shane Carruth
born 1972Film producer, actor, screenwriter
William Gibson
born 1948American-Canadian speculative fiction writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calabash 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)
- William Gibson: Gonzo Bonzo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Iseman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Bessent: United States Department of the Treasury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramon Sessions: Samardo_Samuels_&_Ramon_Sessions.jpg: Bridget Samuels from College Park, MD derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kiera Cass: editora seguinte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Carruth: Jonathan Crow (Official website), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanna White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stonewall Jackson: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Dowe: CP3BG32, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Holmes: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalon Walker: TarheelBornBred, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Hemingway: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Hill: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Mott: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons