Born near Cliffside: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Martha Mason, from Lattimore, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Andie MacDowell, with articles in 65 languages. 338 of the towns in North Carolina list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cliffside.
What stands out about Cliffside’s famous people
Famous people born near Cliffside
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cliffside 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 (7)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons