Famous people · Rolesville
Born near Rolesville: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joe Lewis, was born in Knightdale, 9 mi away. Andrew Johnson is the most widely known, written about in 145 languages. Of the towns next door, Wake Forest lists the most: 8, with Dexter Lawrence first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rolesville.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Andrew Johnson
Best known
Andrew Johnson
in 145 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rolesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rolesville
Nobody born in Rolesville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Andrew Johnson
1808–1875President of the United States from 1865 to 1869
Clay Aiken
born 1978American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer
Fred Brooks
1931–2022American computer scientist (1931–2022); author of The Mythical Man-Month and 'No Silver Bullet' (1986), which distinguished essential from accidental complexity in software engineering
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Wake Forest, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rolesville 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)
- Andrew Johnson: Mathew Brady, Retouched by Mmxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Rachel Wood: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael C. Hall: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McFadden: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Brooks: Copyright owned by SD&M (www.sdm.de), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Aiken: Judy Butler Flickr user mystuff1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Buchanan Duke: N/A, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons