
Born near Roberdel: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Cameron A. Morrison, was born in Rockingham, 3 mi away. John Coltrane is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Roberdel. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
What stands out about Roberdel’s famous people
Famous people born near Roberdel
Nobody born in Roberdel is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






William S. McArthur
born 1951United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut









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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roberdel 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)
- John Coltrane: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince McMahon: Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. McArthur: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Shaw: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Brady Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Vereen: Phil Konstantin at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junkyard Dog: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Roswell Hawley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bejun Mehta: Marco Borggreve, uploaded by Jls9097 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron A. Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Ingram: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Pollock: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons