15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Inlet
Closest of all is Maury Youmans, from Eagle Bay, 6 mi away. Solomon Northup is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Of the bordering towns, Morehouse has a list, with Lorenzo T. Durand. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Inlet.
What stands out about Inlet’s famous people
Famous people born near Inlet
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Solomon Northup
1808–1864Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders

Wilbur Olin Atwater
1844–1907American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter

Eben E. Rexford
1848–1916American lyricist and horticulturist


James Willard Schultz
1859–1947(1859-1947) American historian

Stanley Julian Roszkowski
1923–2014United States federal judge
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Morehouse counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Inlet 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 (9)
- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Willard Schultz: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Olin Atwater: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Lyon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Moffett: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben E. Rexford: Jacob Henry Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Volk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray W. Jones: J. G. Nelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo T. Durand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
