Famous people · Cerro Gordo
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cerro Gordo
The best known of them is Afeni Shakur, with articles in 26 languages. Edolphus Towns, born in Chadbourn, 6 mi away, is the closest. 348 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there. No entry yet names Cerro Gordo as a birthplace.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Afeni Shakur
Best known
Afeni Shakur
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cerro Gordo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cerro Gordo
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dewey L. Hill
1925–2023American politician in North Carolina
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
1944–2023American actress, writer and singer
Ralph Townsend
1900–1976American author, consul, and political activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cerro Gordo 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)
- Afeni Shakur: AidaGagnier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Dawson: Blake Arledge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edolphus Towns: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stonewall Jackson: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Crump: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquille Leonard: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison McDowell: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Townsend: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Dowe: CP3BG32, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lanneau McMillan: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey L. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Nixon: M. Alan Loveless, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Hill: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons