Famous people · Lake Royale
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Royale
Roy Cooper, born in Nashville, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thelonious Monk, with articles in 61 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lake Royale. Across North Carolina, 344 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Royale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Royale
Nobody born in Lake Royale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Soupy Sales
1926–2009American comedian, actor and radio/television personality
Charity Adams Earley
1918–2002United States African American woman Army officer
George Harris
1933–2011Member of the first United States Olympic judo team
William Dodd
1869–1940American historian and ambassador to Germany
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Royale 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)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Walcott: The original uploader was One Salient Oversight at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Ibaranoff24 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soupy Sales: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Kyser: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charity Adams Earley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bibby: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dodd: International News Service (Chicago, IL), creator and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Peppers: United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hesmer: Haltrosky at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons