
Born near Mamers: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Green, born in Lillington, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jeff Hardy, with articles in 50 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Mamers. Across North Carolina, 346 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Mamers’ famous people
Famous people born near Mamers
Nobody born in Mamers is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Curley Bridges
1934–2014American electric blues, rock-and-roll, and rhythm-and-blues singer, pianist and songwriter






Ellen S. Baker
born 1953American physician and astronaut



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mamers 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 (14)
- Brian Tyree Henry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Link Wray: Dxede5x, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen S. Baker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Rhodes Revels: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbi Morgan: Operation Prime Time, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Smith Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Green: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Grimes: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. Atkins: United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burren Morgan: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Donovan: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Manly Stedman: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Landry: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons