Famous people · Pantego
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pantego
Little Eva, born in Belhaven, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Pantego as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is J. B. Smoove, with articles in 31 languages. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
J. B. Smoove
Best known
J. B. Smoove
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pantego’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pantego
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Augustin Daly
1838–1899American playwright and theatre impresario
William Churchill deMille
1878–1955American screenwriter and film director
Josephus Daniels
1862–1948American diplomat and newspaper editor
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897American slave, writer, and abolitionist
William Allen
1803–1879American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pantego 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 (11)
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Jacobs: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Eva: en:Murray the K (real name Murray Kaufman), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Hamilton: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Churchill deMille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephus Daniels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Daly: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Biggs: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ballance: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons