Emma Tillman
1892–2007Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world
Famous people · Elon
Born near Elon: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Emma Tillman, from Gibsonville, 2 mi away. John Isner is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Next door, the list for Burlington holds 33, Tequan Richmond first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Elon.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
John Isner
Best known
John Isner
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elon
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maury Laws
1923–2019American television and film composer
Thomas Hart Benton
1782–1858State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri
Kenneth Lewis Anderson
1805–1845Lawyer, the fourth and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
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The longest list nearby is Burlington’s, with 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elon 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 (6)
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Lynch: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McAdoo: Erik_Spoelstra_and_Heat_players_huddle.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianluca Busio: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hart Benton: Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Edwards: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons