Famous people · Tyro
Born near Tyro: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Chris Paul, with articles in 56 languages. Closest of all is Robert Sink, from Lexington, 6 mi away. 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.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Chris Paul
Best known
Chris Paul
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tyro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tyro
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kathryn Grayson
1922–2010American actress and coloratura soprano
Ted Budd
born 1971United States Senator from North Carolina since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyro 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)
- Chris Paul: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Grier: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B.o.B: The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ehle: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Grayson: Virgil Hall Apger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Dole: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zion Williamson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Budd: Office of Senator Ted Budd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Blackmer: The original uploader was Givememoney17 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Gibbs: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sink: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Harrison: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ferebee: Ted H. Lambert, father of uploader was en:User:PaulLambert at en.wikipedia; altered by en:User:Pd THOR at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons