Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0No famous person from Swannanoa yet, but Black Mountain next door has 5
In North Carolina, 344 towns have someone on the list. Wilmington has the most of any town in North Carolina: 67. After Wilmington, the next longest list in North Carolina is Rocky Mount’s, with 55. The best known born in Black Mountain is Roberta Flack.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Swannanoa), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Swannanoa has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Swannanoa
Close by, the fullest list is Black Mountain’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swannanoa and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Roberta Flack: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons