Famous people · Duck
Born near Duck: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marc Basnight, from Manteo, 21 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Snowden, with articles in 117 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Duck. Famous people are on record for 337 of the towns in North Carolina.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Duck’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Duck
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Moses Grandy
1786–1843African American author, abolitionist, and slave
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duck 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)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pool: The original uploader was Kevin Saff at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee J. Carter: Mark Hanzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dear: Mahler~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Williams: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Sanders: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Basnight: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emanuel Davis: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons