Famous people · Northwest
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northwest
Closest of all is Minnie Evans, from Long Creek, 11 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Northwest. Ariana DeBose is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. In North Carolina, 339 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Ariana DeBose
Best known
Ariana DeBose
in 45 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Northwest
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwest 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 (6)
- Ariana DeBose: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sugar Ray Leonard: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Daniels: Office of the Governor of Maryland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Heath: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baptista Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepperd Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons