Famous people · Old Hundred
Born near Old Hundred: 16 famous people within 35 miles
John Coltrane is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. The nearest, Gus Bailey, was born in Gibson, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Old Hundred as their birthplace yet. 349 towns in North Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Coltrane
Best known
John Coltrane
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Old Hundred’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Old Hundred
Nobody born in Old Hundred is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William S. McArthur
born 1951United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut
Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Hundred 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 (8)
- John Coltrane: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. McArthur: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Shaw: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Vereen: Phil Konstantin at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons