Famous people · Rural Hall
Born near Rural Hall: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Paul, born in Winston-Salem, 8 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Winston-Salem lists the most: 36, with Chris Paul first. No famous person’s birth in Rural Hall is on record yet. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 344 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Chris Paul
Best known
Chris Paul
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rural Hall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rural Hall
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kathryn Grayson
1922–2010American actress and coloratura soprano
Ted Budd
born 1971United States Senator from North Carolina since 2023
Chris Perry
born 1981All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
Jeremy Walker
born 1995American professional baseball pitcher born 1995
Mo Cowan
born 196929th United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class 2)
Codi Miller-McIntyre
born 1994American-Bulgarian basketball player
Ben Witherington III
born 1951American religion academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rural Hall 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 (13)
- Chris Paul: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Grier: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B.o.B: The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ehle: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Grayson: Virgil Hall Apger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fantasia Barrino: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Budd: Office of Senator Ted Budd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Richardson-Bergsma: adrian8_8, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mo Cowan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Appling: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Witherington III: asburyseminary.edu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lane: jenniferlinneaphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Perry: University of Michigan. News and Information Services., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons