Portsmouth Village · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainNo one born in Ocracoke has made the famous people list yet
338 of the towns in North Carolina list at least one person. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names. After Wilmington, the next longest list in North Carolina is Rocky Mount’s, with 55.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Ocracoke), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Ocracoke has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocracoke 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.