Famous people · Topsail Beach
Born near Topsail Beach: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Ray Jacobs, born in Hampstead, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ariana DeBose, with articles in 45 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Topsail Beach. In all of North Carolina, the famous people on record come from 344 towns.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Ariana DeBose
Best known
Ariana DeBose
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Topsail Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Topsail Beach
They were born in 6 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 Topsail Beach 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 (6)
- 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
- Charlie Daniels: Office of the Governor of Maryland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Heath: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baptista Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepperd Ashe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons