James Rhyne Killian
1904–1988The 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Famous people · Earl
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Earl
Andie MacDowell is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Closest of all is James Rhyne Killian, from Blacksburg, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Earl. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Earl’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Earl
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Earl 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 (15)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madisyn Shipman: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rhyne Killian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Moore: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arizona Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikenucklesii, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonica T. Gibbs: Jtgibbs89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Wayne: Schultza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons