Bill Johnson
born 1954American politician and academic administrator
Famous people · Garland
Born near Garland: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bill Johnson, was born in Roseboro, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Curtis Brown, with articles in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Garland. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Curtis Brown
Best known
Curtis Brown
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garland
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willie Parker
born 1980American gridiron football player; running back
Thomas Laurens Jones
1819–1887American congressman for Kentucky
James R. Jordan, Sr.
1936–1993Murder victim, father of basketball player Michael Jordan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garland 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 (13)
- Curtis Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Smith: Mwilmichael, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. L. Carr: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Johnson: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Weeks: Philip Vaandrager, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chasity Melvin: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javonte Williams: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. McNeill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iver McKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Laurens Jones: Thomas_Laurens_Jones.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Faison Shaw: Ruth Faison Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Aiken: Patriots_panorama.jpg: Jeffrey Beall derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Moore: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons