Famous people · Southern Shores
Born near Southern Shores: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marc Basnight, from Manteo, 16 mi away. Edward Snowden is the most widely known, written about in 117 languages. The list for Southern Shores is empty for now. Across North Carolina, the lists cover 354 towns.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Edward Snowden
Best known
Edward Snowden
in 117 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Southern Shores’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Southern Shores
Nobody born in Southern Shores is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Moses Grandy
1786–1843African American author, abolitionist, and slave
Edward Snowden
born 1983American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southern Shores 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 (7)
- Edward Snowden: Free Software Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pool: The original uploader was Kevin Saff at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee J. Carter: Mark Hanzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dear: Mahler~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Williams: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Sanders: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Basnight: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons