Photo: C jacobson3 · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Roanoke
One famous person made Roanoke their home
Among those who made it their home is Gen Fukunaga. Not one famous person on record comes from Roanoke yet. Fort Worth’s list, next door, has 30 names, Shelley Duvall first among them. Across Texas, the lists cover 635 towns.
A chosen home
Also called Roanoke home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Roanoke, though born elsewhere.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fort Worth lists the most people: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roanoke 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)
- Gen Fukunaga: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons