
Born near Cedar Point: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, A.J. Styles, was born in Jacksonville, 18 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cedar Point. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 337 towns. Wilmington’s 67 names make the longest list in North Carolina.
What stands out about Cedar Point’s famous people
Famous people born near Cedar Point
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Dennis Mitchell
born 1966American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist


Furnifold McLendel Simmons
1854–1940American senator for North Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar Point 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)
- A.J. Styles: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Smith: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Adams: 6tee-zeven, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamal Shuler: Rootatroman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Evans: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons