Famous people · Kitty Hawk
Born near Kitty Hawk: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marc Basnight, from Manteo, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Snowden, with articles in 117 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Kitty Hawk yet. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 336 towns.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kitty Hawk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kitty Hawk
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Moses Grandy
1786–1843African American author, abolitionist, and slave
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kitty Hawk 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)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pool: The original uploader was Kevin Saff at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee J. Carter: Mark Hanzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dear: Mahler~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Williams: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Sanders: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Basnight: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons