Famous people · Fountain
Born near Fountain: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thelonious Monk, with articles in 61 languages. Famous people are on record for 339 of the towns in North Carolina. No entry yet names Fountain as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fountain’s famous people
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Famous people born near Fountain
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Billy Taylor
1921–2010American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain 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)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Norris: Ray Conrado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montrezl Harrell: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Jones: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons