Famous people · Foscoe
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Foscoe
Anna Mae Flynn, born in Banner Elk, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kary Mullis, with articles in 69 languages. No entry yet names Foscoe as a birthplace. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 337 towns.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Kary Mullis
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Foscoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Foscoe
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James E. Holshouser Jr.
1934–201368th governor of North Carolina
Gerri Willis
born 1959American television news journalist and former host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foscoe 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)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Roach: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Robbins: 48states (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Burleson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Broyhill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel P. Driscoll: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Carroll Reece: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Allen: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Butler: U.S. Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bowman: Motion Picture News; Undetermined photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Spencer Blackburn: C. M. Bells, Washington D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pritchett: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus L. Edmisten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Goss: Drama Queen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Johnson: Gtphotographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons