James Credle
1945–2023American academic administrator, counselor, and activist
Famous people · Oriental
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oriental
The nearest, James Credle, was born in Mesic, 12 mi away. Linda McMahon is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Oriental as their birthplace yet. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 338 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Linda McMahon
Best known
Linda McMahon
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oriental’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oriental
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dennis Mitchell
born 1966American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist
Linda McMahon
born 1948United States Secretary of Education since 2025
Kevin Williamson
born 1965American screenwriter, director, and producer
Richard Dobbs Spaight
1758–18028th governor of North Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oriental 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 (7)
- Linda McMahon: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Smith: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Williamson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Bellamy: NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Armistead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dobbs Spaight: Ellen Sharples, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Carter: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons