
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marshallberg
Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Marshallberg yet. 346 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
What stands out about Marshallberg’s famous people
Famous people born near Marshallberg
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles R. Thomas
1861–1931American politician, lawyer and judge



Algenon L. Marbley
born 1954United States District Judge

Dennis Mitchell
born 1966American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist



James Credle
1945–2023American academic administrator, counselor, and activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshallberg 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 (9)
- Michael J. Smith: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Carter: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Thomas: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Dodge: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Algenon L. Marbley: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Webb: SchmisterTyler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pharoh Cooper: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Robinson: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons