Famous people · Edneyville
Born near Edneyville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Brother Tony Leyva, was born in Fletcher, 10 mi away. Nina Simone is the most widely known, written about in 85 languages. No famous person’s birth in Edneyville is on record yet. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Nina Simone
Best known
Nina Simone
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Edneyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Edneyville
Nobody born in Edneyville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Nina Simone
1933–2003American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edneyville 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
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Cawthorn: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons