Famous people · River Road
Born near River Road: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, 5 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in River Road. The best known of them is J. B. Smoove, with articles in 31 languages. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 339 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
J. B. Smoove
Best known
J. B. Smoove
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about River Road’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near River Road
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Churchill deMille
1878–1955American screenwriter and film director
Josephus Daniels
1862–1948American diplomat and newspaper editor
Billy Taylor
1921–2010American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Road 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)
- J. B. Smoove: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Eva: en:Murray the K (real name Murray Kaufman), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Norris: Ray Conrado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Hamilton: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Churchill deMille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephus Daniels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons