
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Castalia
Closest of all is Roy Cooper, from Nashville, 10 mi away. The list for Castalia is empty for now. The best known of them is Thelonious Monk, with articles in 61 languages. In North Carolina, 339 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Castalia’s famous people
Famous people born near Castalia
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Soupy Sales
1926–2009American comedian, actor and radio/television personality





Charity Adams Earley
1918–2002United States African American woman Army officer



Charlie Rose
born 1942American TV interviewer and journalist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castalia 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 (16)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben E. King: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Braxton Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saxby Chambliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rose: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Walcott: The original uploader was One Salient Oversight at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Ibaranoff24 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soupy Sales: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Kyser: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Macon: Robert David Gauley (American, 1875-1943), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charity Adams Earley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bibby: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons