Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897American slave, writer, and abolitionist
Famous people · Creswell
Born near Creswell: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Harriet Jacobs, born in Edenton, 17 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Creswell. The best known of them is Edward Snowden, with articles in 117 languages. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 339 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Creswell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Creswell
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Allen
1803–1879American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio
Samuel Tredwell Sawyer
1800–1865American politician, North Carolina
Louise Nixon Sutton
1925–2006African-American mathematician
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
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 Creswell 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 (6)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Jacobs: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Eva: en:Murray the K (real name Murray Kaufman), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons