Famous people · Mayodan
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mayodan
Closest of all is Mary Cardwell Dawson, from Madison, 2 mi away. The best known of them is John Isner, with articles in 47 languages. Madison, which borders it, has 6 on its list, the best known Mary Cardwell Dawson. Not one famous person on record comes from Mayodan yet.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
John Isner
Best known
John Isner
in 47 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Mayodan
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns around it, Madison has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayodan 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 (12)
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Lynch: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McAdoo: Erik_Spoelstra_and_Heat_players_huddle.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianluca Busio: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cook: Jgc2633, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Moore Scales: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald L. Baliles: 1fingerwillie at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lane: jenniferlinneaphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Mitchell: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Simpson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booker: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Machinedrum: Zoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons