Famous people · Momeyer
Born near Momeyer: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Roy Cooper, was born in Nashville, 5 mi away. Thelonious Monk is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Momeyer. In North Carolina, 342 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Momeyer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Momeyer
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Soupy Sales
1926–2009American comedian, actor and radio/television personality
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Momeyer?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Momeyer’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Momeyer 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 (15)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Walcott: The original uploader was One Salient Oversight at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Ibaranoff24 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soupy Sales: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Kyser: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bibby: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francine Everett: Film screenshot (Sack Amusement Enterprises), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Dunbar Cooley: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Peppers: United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hesmer: Haltrosky at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons