Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
Famous people · Cofield
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cofield
Closest of all is Hoyt Patrick Taylor, from Winton, 3 mi away. Kent Bazemore is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Across North Carolina, 339 towns list someone born there. No famous person on record lists Cofield as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Kent Bazemore
Best known
Kent Bazemore
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cofield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cofield
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert L. Vann
1879–1940African American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
William Nathan Harrell Smith
1812–1889American politician
Julian Myrick
1880–1969American insurance salesman and tennis promoter
Walter E. Boomer
born 1938Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Colgate Darden
1897–1981American congressman and governor of Virginia
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cofield 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 (16)
- Kent Bazemore: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hudson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber O'Neal: Hypnotica Studios from Atlantic City . New Jersey, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colgate Darden: "Daily Press" newspaper (Newport News, VA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ballance: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nathan Harrell Smith: Philadelphia: C. Robson & Co., publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Earl: Christi Earl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeorge Bennett Watson: Blackdiamond2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelia P. Moses: fourandsixty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter E. Boomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George T. Winston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Smith: United States Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Vann: Charles Alston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Jones: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons