Famous people · Robersonville
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Robersonville
Closest of all is Wilbur Little, from Parmele, 3 mi away. Lee Norris is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Robersonville. In North Carolina, 344 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Lee Norris
Best known
Lee Norris
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Robersonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Robersonville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Billy Taylor
1921–2010American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
William Churchill deMille
1878–1955American screenwriter and film director
William Blount
1749–1800American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution
Josephus Daniels
1862–1948American diplomat and newspaper editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Robersonville 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 (8)
- Lee Norris: Ray Conrado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murray Hamilton: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montrezl Harrell: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Churchill deMille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Blount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephus Daniels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eaton: Posthumes Porträt von de:Robert Walter Weir (1803–1889) aus dem Jahre 1873, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons