Thomas Laurens Jones
1819–1887American congressman for Kentucky
Famous people · Tar Heel
Born near Tar Heel: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Thomas Laurens Jones, from White Oak, 4 mi away. Afeni Shakur is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. The list for Tar Heel is empty for now. 344 towns in North Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Afeni Shakur
Best known
Afeni Shakur
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tar Heel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tar Heel
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Johnson
born 1954American politician and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tar Heel 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 (14)
- Afeni Shakur: AidaGagnier, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatanka: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Johnson: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chasity Melvin: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Crump: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iver McKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Laurens Jones: Thomas_Laurens_Jones.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James McEachin: Garry J. Gilmore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Nixon: M. Alan Loveless, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bell: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Malachi: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer L. Lyon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Andrews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons