Born near Casar: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Hatcher Hughes, was born in Polkville, 7 mi away. Kay Hagan is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 339 towns. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
What stands out about Casar’s famous people
Famous people born near Casar
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer







Gerald R. Murray
born 1956Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force
Edward W. Pearson Sr.
1872–1946African American entrepreneur who shaped community life and development in Asheville, NC




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Casar 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)
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Ervin: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Venson Hamilton: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gray: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Wilson Ervin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Wilson: Debi Del Grande, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Coffey: dbking on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald R. Murray: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Cloninger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons