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Zebulon H. Baird House · Photo: AshevilleRoyal · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Woodfin
Woodfin has one famous person on record
The American writer Perry Deane Young was born in 1941. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Of the bordering towns, Asheville has the longest list: 46, with Thomas Wolfe at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Perry Deane Young
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1941
Perry Deane Young
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Woodfin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodfin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Thomas Wolfe: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Holcombe: Erik Joling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons