Born near Maggie Valley: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Thomas Dillard Johnston, from Waynesville, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas Wolfe, with articles in 59 languages. The list for Maggie Valley is empty for now. The North Carolina lists hold names for 344 towns.
What stands out about Maggie Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Maggie Valley
Nobody born in Maggie Valley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Charles L. McGaha
1914–1984United States Army Medal of Honor recipient





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maggie Valley 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)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Searcy: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bingham: Alba Rincón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons