Famous people · Forest Hills
Born near Forest Hills: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Nick Searcy, born in Cullowhee, 1 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Cullowhee: one name, Nick Searcy. Not one famous person on record comes from Forest Hills yet. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Nick Searcy
Best known
Nick Searcy
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest Hills
Nobody born in Forest Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles George
1932–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Of the towns around it, Cullowhee has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Hills 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 (15)
- Nick Searcy: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bingham: Alba Rincón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Huskey: James Duncan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Chappell: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Shuler: from United States Congress Biographical Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Edwards: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Oates: Tequask, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McKee Hall: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Howell: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney W. Hamlin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Raleigh Bryson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Crawford: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons