Famous people · Gerton
Born near Gerton: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Brother Tony Leyva, was born in Fletcher, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas Wolfe, with articles in 59 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Gerton yet. 346 towns in North Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gerton’s famous people
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Famous people born near Gerton
Nobody born in Gerton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gerton 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 (7)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons