Emma Tillman
1892–2007Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world
Famous people · Ossipee
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ossipee
Emma Tillman, born in Gibsonville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Isner, with articles in 47 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ossipee. 338 towns in North Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
John Isner
Best known
John Isner
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ossipee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ossipee
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maury Laws
1923–2019American television and film composer
Thomas Hart Benton
1782–1858State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri
Kenneth Lewis Anderson
1805–1845Lawyer, the fourth and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ossipee 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)
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Lynch: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McAdoo: Erik_Spoelstra_and_Heat_players_huddle.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianluca Busio: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hart Benton: Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Edwards: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons