Andy Griffith
1926–2012American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer
Famous people · Toast
Born near Toast: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Andy Griffith, born in Mount Airy, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Toast is on record yet. Across the town line, Mount Airy lists 19, Andy Griffith first. In North Carolina, 339 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Andy Griffith
Best known
Andy Griffith
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Toast’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Toast
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bobby Dodd
1908–1988American football coach and player, college athletic director
Mo Cowan
born 196929th United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class 2)
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Close by, the fullest list is Mount Airy’s, at 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toast 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 (11)
- Andy Griffith: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mo Cowan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Fargo: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dickie Hemric: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald L. Baliles: 1fingerwillie at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Johnson: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Dillard Folger: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Sink: State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb V. Haynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booker: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons