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Famous people · Forest Oaks

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John Isner leads the 41 names listed next door in Greensboro. Across North Carolina, 336 towns list someone born there. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67. After Wilmington, the next longest list in North Carolina is Rocky Mount’s, with 55.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Forest Oaks), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Forest Oaks has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Greensboro has the longest list next door: 41.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Oaks and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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