Famous people · Kingstown
Born near Kingstown: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Hatcher Hughes, from Polkville, 4 mi away. Andie MacDowell is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Kingstown yet. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kingstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kingstown
Nobody born in Kingstown is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer
James Rhyne Killian
1904–1988The 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingstown 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 (15)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madisyn Shipman: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rhyne Killian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Moore: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Venson Hamilton: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gray: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arizona Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikenucklesii, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons