17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Midland
Closest of all is Jody Hill, from Concord, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Billy Graham, with articles in 82 languages. The nearest list is next door in Locust: one name, Adeem the Artist. The list for Midland is empty for now.
What stands out about Midland’s famous people
Famous people born near Midland
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Duke
born 1935American engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut



George Clinton
born 1941American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer

Charlotte Flair
born 1986American professional wrestler and actress



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midland 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)
- Billy Graham: Warren K. Leffler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt Robertson: Original: Greg2600 / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Rhodes: Sgt. Gianna Elle Sulger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Flair: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Helms: United States Senate, originally uploaded by Japan01, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Travis: - EMR -, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Earnhardt: Camera Operator: TSGT JACK BRADEN, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adeem the Artist: TenPoundHammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
