Famous people · Patterson Springs
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Patterson Springs
Andie MacDowell is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Patterson Springs yet. The nearest, Kay Hagan, was born in Shelby, 4 mi away. In North Carolina, 346 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Patterson Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Patterson Springs
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer
James Rhyne Killian
1904–1988The 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
Thomas Sowell
born 1930American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
Patrick McHenry
born 1975Member of the United States House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patterson Springs 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 (15)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sowell: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hassan Whiteside: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Shriver: Tony Sarowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madisyn Shipman: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick McHenry: U.S. House Office of Photography/House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Armstrong: Dallas Mavericks coaches Casey Smith, Darrell Armstrong, and Robert Hackett.jpg: C.T. Snow derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rhyne Killian: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons