22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richfield
The nearest, Clyde Bernhardt, was born in Gold Hill, 6 mi away. The best known of them is George Clinton, with articles in 40 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Richfield. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
What stands out about Richfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Richfield
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








George Clinton
born 1941American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richfield 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 (14)
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Dole: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zion Williamson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Earnhardt: Camera Operator: TSGT JACK BRADEN, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellie Pickler: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Donaldson: Todd Van Hoosear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Blackmer: The original uploader was Givememoney17 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Pickens: Elizabeth Tinker Elmore (1874 - 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt Nicole: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sink: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvia Allman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Harrison: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Evans: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by Evans' personal publicity agency or if they were distributed by CBS, the network which aired the television series All in the Family and its spin-off series The Jeffersons (Evans ap…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons