William S. McArthur
born 1951United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut
Famous people · Scotch Meadows
Born near Scotch Meadows: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Coltrane, with articles in 74 languages. William S. McArthur, born in Laurinburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Scotch Meadows. No town in North Carolina lists more than Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
John Coltrane
Best known
John Coltrane
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scotch Meadows’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scotch Meadows
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotch Meadows 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)
- John Coltrane: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. McArthur: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Shaw: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Vereen: Phil Konstantin at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quanera Hayes: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatanka: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons