Linda McMahon
born 1948United States Secretary of Education since 2025
Famous people · River Bend
Born near River Bend: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Linda McMahon, from New Bern, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from River Bend yet. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 338 towns. Wilmington has the most of any town in North Carolina: 67.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Linda McMahon
Best known
Linda McMahon
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about River Bend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near River Bend
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kevin Williamson
born 1965American screenwriter, director, and producer
Richard Dobbs Spaight
1758–18028th governor of North Carolina
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
1854–1940American senator for North Carolina
Dennis Mitchell
born 1966American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Bend 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 (7)
- Linda McMahon: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Williamson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Bellamy: NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Armistead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dobbs Spaight: Ellen Sharples, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Williams: Lance Cpl. Brandon Love. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons