Born near Mar-Mac: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Viscera, with articles in 28 languages. Closest of all is Charles Kornegay, from Dudley, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Mar-Mac as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
What stands out about Mar-Mac’s famous people
Famous people born near Mar-Mac
Nobody born in Mar-Mac is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Michael S. Regan
born 1976Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024








Willie Smith
born 1986American football offensive tackle (Washington Redskins)




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mar-Mac 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 (16)
- Viscera: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jeffreys: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Helms: Mshake3 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Thornton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby White: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael S. Regan: EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark O'Meara: PaddyBriggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald G. Davis: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Clark: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. McNeill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean R. Preston: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Warren: Eldorado Owens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Brantley Aycock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Renfrow: Oklahoma State Archives, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Smith: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons