Famous people · Mills River
Born near Mills River: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Thomas Wolfe is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. The nearest, Cecil Gordon, was born in Horse Shoe, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Asheville has the longest list: 46, with Thomas Wolfe at the top. Famous people are on record for 344 of the towns in North Carolina.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mills River’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mills River
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The neighbour with the most names is Asheville, at 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mills River 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 (8)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moms Mabley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Chappell: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Raleigh Bryson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Fontaine: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons