Famous people · Sims
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sims
The nearest, Allen Bunn, was born in Bailey, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Thelonious Monk, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person on record lists Sims as their birthplace yet. 339 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Thelonious Monk
Best known
Thelonious Monk
in 61 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Sims
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sims 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)
- Thelonious Monk: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cooper: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Walcott: The original uploader was One Salient Oversight at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Ibaranoff24 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Williams: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. K. Butterfield: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Kyser: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons