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Famous people · Connelly Springs

Born near Connelly Springs: 14 famous people within 35 miles

Stanley Pons, born in Valdese, 4 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Connelly Springs. The best known of them is Kary Mullis, with articles in 69 languages. Across the town line, Rutherford College lists 2, Arthur Talmage Abernethy first.

#1 best knownKary MullisScience & Medicine · 1944–2019
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Kary Mullis
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Connelly Springs’ famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Connelly Springs

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMorganton · 3Hickory · 2Newton · 2Granite Falls · 1Lenoir · 1Taylorsville · 1Connelly Springs
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Of the towns around it, Rutherford College has the most on record: 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Connelly Springs 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.

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