Famous people · JAARS
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of JAARS
Shawn Crawford, born in Van Wyck, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from JAARS yet. The best known of them is James K. Polk, with articles in 144 languages. 344 of the towns in North Carolina list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
James K. Polk
Best known
James K. Polk
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about JAARS’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near JAARS
Nobody born in JAARS is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Christine Darden
born 1942African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer
David Franklin Houston
1866–1940American academic, businessman and politician
James K. Polk
1795–1849President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is JAARS 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)
- James K. Polk: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Helms: United States Senate, originally uploaded by Japan01, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Darden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Mae McKinney: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Tyson: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Norman: Bolivarailana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Franklin Houston: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons