Famous people · Oak City
Born near Oak City: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Wilbur Little, from Parmele, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Montrezl Harrell, with articles in 22 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Oak City yet. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Montrezl Harrell
Best known
Montrezl Harrell
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oak City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oak City
Nobody born in Oak City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph John Martin
1833–1900(1833-1900) United States Representative of North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak City 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)
- Montrezl Harrell: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Bazemore: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eaton: Posthumes Porträt von de:Robert Walter Weir (1803–1889) aus dem Jahre 1873, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Shelton: Scott Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Biggs: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ballance: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence H. Fountain: Campaign handbill (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walton Kitchin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ruffin Cox: Mrs. Eliphalet F. Andrews (Marietta Minnigerode Andrews), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Kitchin: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Lewis: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph John Martin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons