Famous people · Fairplains
Born near Fairplains: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Byrd, from North Wilkesboro, 2 mi away. Kary Mullis is the most widely known, written about in 69 languages. No entry yet names Fairplains as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Kary Mullis
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairplains’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairplains
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zach Galifianakis
born 1969American actor and comedian
Mo Cowan
born 196929th United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class 2)
James E. Holshouser Jr.
1934–201368th governor of North Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairplains 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)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Byrd: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Galifianakis: CleftClips from Los Angeles, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Robbins: 48states (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mo Cowan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dickie Hemric: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel P. Driscoll: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Broyhill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons