Famous people · Vander
Born near Vander: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brian Tyree Henry, from Fayetteville, 11 mi away. Across the town line, Fayetteville lists 36, Brian Tyree Henry first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Vander. 338 towns across North Carolina can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Brian Tyree Henry
Best known
Brian Tyree Henry
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vander’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vander
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen S. Baker
born 1953American physician and astronaut
Bill Johnson
born 1954American politician and academic administrator
Thomas Laurens Jones
1819–1887American congressman for Kentucky
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Famous people from the towns next door
Fayetteville has the longest list next door: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vander 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)
- Brian Tyree Henry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Link Wray: Dxede5x, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen S. Baker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Rhodes Revels: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbi Morgan: Operation Prime Time, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Smith Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Johnson: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Weeks: Philip Vaandrager, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chasity Melvin: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Laurens Jones: Thomas_Laurens_Jones.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Landry: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McEachin: Garry J. Gilmore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bell: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons