Famous people · Germanton
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Germanton
Closest of all is Chris Paul, from Winston-Salem, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Germanton yet. In North Carolina, 337 towns have someone on the list. Wilmington’s 67 names make the longest list in North Carolina.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Chris Paul
Best known
Chris Paul
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Germanton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Germanton
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kathryn Grayson
1922–2010American actress and coloratura soprano
Ted Budd
born 1971United States Senator from North Carolina since 2023
Codi Miller-McIntyre
born 1994American-Bulgarian basketball player
Ben Witherington III
born 1951American religion academic
Jeremy Walker
born 1995American professional baseball pitcher born 1995
Mo Cowan
born 196929th United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class 2)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Germanton 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)
- Chris Paul: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Grier: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B.o.B: The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ehle: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Grayson: Virgil Hall Apger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fantasia Barrino: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Budd: Office of Senator Ted Budd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Richardson-Bergsma: adrian8_8, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mo Cowan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Appling: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Witherington III: asburyseminary.edu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lane: jenniferlinneaphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Simms: derivative work: Ytoyoda Image:Clyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpgClyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpg: Ben Stanfield from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons