Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897American slave, writer, and abolitionist
Famous people · Cape Colony
Born near Cape Colony: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Harriet Jacobs, born in Edenton, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edward Snowden, with articles in 117 languages. The nearest list is next door in Edenton: 14 names, starting with Harriet Jacobs. The list for Cape Colony is empty for now.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cape Colony’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cape Colony
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Allen
1803–1879American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio
Louise Nixon Sutton
1925–2006African-American mathematician
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
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Edenton has the longest list next door: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cape Colony 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)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Jacobs: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Eva: en:Murray the K (real name Murray Kaufman), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons