Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897American slave, writer, and abolitionist
Famous people · Chowan Beach
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chowan Beach
The nearest, Harriet Jacobs, was born in Edenton, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Snowden, with articles in 117 languages. In North Carolina, 344 towns have someone on the list. No famous person’s birth in Chowan Beach is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chowan Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chowan Beach
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Allen
1803–1879American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio
Louise Nixon Sutton
1925–2006African-American mathematician
Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
Augustin Daly
1838–1899American playwright and theatre impresario
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
Julian Myrick
1880–1969American insurance salesman and tennis promoter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chowan Beach 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 (8)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Jacobs: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Bazemore: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catfish Hunter: Tony the Marine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Daly: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons