Famous people · Chimney Rock Village
Born near Chimney Rock Village: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Nina Simone is the most widely known, written about in 85 languages. Closest of all is Roberta Flack, from Black Mountain, 12 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Chimney Rock Village. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Nina Simone
Best known
Nina Simone
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chimney Rock Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chimney Rock Village
Nobody born in Chimney Rock Village is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Lampley
born 1949American sportscaster, news anchor, film producer, and restaurant owner
Nina Simone
1933–2003American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
Walter H. Dalton
born 1949American politician in North Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chimney Rock Village 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 (17)
- Nina Simone: Ron Kroon for Anefo Restored by Bammesk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal R. Fox: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Jones Rushing: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter H. Dalton: Elon University, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lampley: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Marvin: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Gash: K. Doebler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Fontaine: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ligon Flynn: Steven Cofer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons