#12 famous people were born in Pinetops
The best known is the American politician Joe P. Tolson, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Herb Cobb. The oldest name on the list belongs to Herb Cobb, born in 1904, the newest to Joe P. Tolson, born in 1941. The North Carolina lists hold names for 340 towns.

Born in Pinetops
#1What Pinetops is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinetops and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Joe P. Tolson: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons