Famous people · Emma
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Emma
Thomas Wolfe, born in Asheville, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Asheville lists 46, Thomas Wolfe first. The list for Emma is empty for now. 337 of the towns in North Carolina list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Emma’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Emma
Nobody born in Emma is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Malcolm Holcombe
1955–2024American guitarist, singer-songwriter and singer
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The most names next door are in Asheville: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emma 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 (13)
- 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
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Chappell: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Holcombe: Erik Joling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Martin: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Jones Rushing: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Marvin: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zebulon Weaver: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons