Famous people · Dortches
Born near Dortches: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Thelonious Monk, born in Rocky Mount, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Rocky Mount has the longest list: 55, with Thelonious Monk at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dortches. 339 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dortches’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dortches
Nobody born in Dortches is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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Rocky Mount leads the towns around it, with 55 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dortches 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)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montrezl Harrell: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eaton: Posthumes Porträt von de:Robert Walter Weir (1803–1889) aus dem Jahre 1873, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons