
Born near Elroy: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Viscera, was born in Goldsboro, 4 mi away. Goldsboro, which borders it, has 40 on its list, the best known Viscera. The best known of them is Jaime Pressly, with articles in 42 languages. 336 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Elroy’s famous people
Famous people born near Elroy
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jaime Pressly
born 1977American actress, model, and producer





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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Goldsboro has the most people on record, 40 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elroy 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)
- Jaime Pressly: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Ingram: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Viscera: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Stackhouse: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maceo Parker: xflickrx, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jeffreys: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Thornton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric Maxwell: Steve Lipofsky www.Basketballphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
