Famous people · Surf City
Born near Surf City: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Stephen Bowen, was born in Holly Ridge, 4 mi away. Ariana DeBose is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Surf City. Across North Carolina, 344 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Ariana DeBose
Best known
Ariana DeBose
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Surf City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Surf City
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samm-Art Williams
1946–2024American playwright and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Surf City 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 (12)
- Ariana DeBose: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sugar Ray Leonard: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A.J. Styles: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Daniels: Office of the Governor of Maryland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Adams: 6tee-zeven, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Heath: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamal Shuler: Rootatroman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Evans: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baptista Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepperd Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bowen: Stephen Baack, Fort Bliss. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Forbes: Scott Griessel, creatista on flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons