Famous people · Kings Grant
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kings Grant
Ariana DeBose, born in Wilmington, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Wilmington has the longest list: 67, with Ariana DeBose at the top. No entry yet names Kings Grant as a birthplace. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 344 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Ariana DeBose
Best known
Ariana DeBose
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kings Grant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kings Grant
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samm-Art Williams
1946–2024American playwright and screenwriter
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The best known from each town bordering Kings Grant.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kings Grant 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)
- 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
- Percy Heath: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baptista Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepperd Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Forbes: Scott Griessel, creatista on flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wright Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons