
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northlakes
Eric Church, born in Granite Falls, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Hickory lists 35, led by Chris Hughes. The best known of them is Kary Mullis, with articles in 69 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Northlakes.
What stands out about Northlakes’ famous people
Famous people born near Northlakes
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Chad Lail
born 1982American police officer and former professional wrestler












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Famous people from the towns next door
Hickory has the longest list next door: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northlakes 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)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Amos: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hughes: USV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Church: Townsquare Media, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Lail: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Jarrett: Kim Phillips from Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoke Smith: Photo copyrighted by Clinedinst, Wash., D.C. No copyright renewal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Jarrett: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Ervin: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Broyhill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dillingham: Brady Saylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Knighton: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landon Dickerson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gant: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cass Ballenger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

