No famous person from Montreat yet, but Black Mountain next door has 5
No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67. After Wilmington, the next longest list in North Carolina is Rocky Mount’s, with 55. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 346 towns. Black Mountain’s list is led by Roberta Flack.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Montreat), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Montreat has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Montreat
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montreat and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons