Famous people · Royal Pines
Born near Royal Pines: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Brother Tony Leyva, born in Fletcher, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas Wolfe, with articles in 59 languages. No entry yet names Royal Pines as a birthplace. Of the bordering towns, Asheville has the longest list: 46, with Thomas Wolfe at the top.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Thomas Wolfe
Best known
Thomas Wolfe
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Royal Pines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Royal Pines
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Malcolm Holcombe
1955–2024American guitarist, singer-songwriter and singer
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The longest list nearby is Asheville’s, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royal Pines 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)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Noland: Othell O. Owensby Jr. (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellamy Young: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Hansine Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Brunson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Holcombe: Erik Joling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons