Famous people · Dobbins Heights
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dobbins Heights
John Coltrane, born in Hamlet, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Dobbins Heights as a birthplace. Next door, Hamlet lists 12, led by John Coltrane. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
John Coltrane
Best known
John Coltrane
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dobbins Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dobbins Heights
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William S. McArthur
born 1951United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut
Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights
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Around it, Hamlet has the most people on record, 12 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dobbins Heights 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)
- John Coltrane: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. McArthur: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Shaw: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Vereen: Phil Konstantin at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons