Famous people · Hightsville
Born near Hightsville: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Ariana DeBose, born in Wilmington, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Hightsville yet. Of the bordering towns, Wilmington has the longest list: 67, with Ariana DeBose at the top. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 344 towns.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Ariana DeBose
Best known
Ariana DeBose
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hightsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hightsville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lara Trump
born 1982American television producer and campaign adviser
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Of the towns nearby, Wilmington lists the most people: 67.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hightsville 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 (6)
- Ariana DeBose: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sugar Ray Leonard: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Daniels: Office of the Governor of Maryland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lara Trump: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baptista Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepperd Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons