Famous people · Dana
Born near Dana: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Nina Simone is the most widely known, written about in 85 languages. Closest of all is Allison Jones Rushing, from Hendersonville, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dana. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Nina Simone
Best known
Nina Simone
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dana
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Lampley
born 1949American sportscaster, news anchor, film producer, and restaurant owner
Nina Simone
1933–2003American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
Thomas E. Atkins
1921–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dana 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)
- Nina Simone: Ron Kroon for Anefo Restored by Bammesk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal R. Fox: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Jones Rushing: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lampley: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Marvin: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Gash: K. Doebler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Atkins: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Refenes: Fuad Kamal from Highland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons