History · Fruitland
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Fruitland yet, but 23 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Hendersonville · 5 mi
Brother Tony Leyva
American preacherCecil Gordon
American racecar driverWalter Stephenson
American baseball player
Thomas Wolfe
American writer
Kenneth Noland
American artistSierra McCormick
American actress and model
Bellamy Young
American actress
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
American physician
Karl Anderson
American professional wrestlerFreda Hyams Nicholson
Educator, Museum Director, 1994 winner of the North Carolina Award for Public ServiceWilliam Porter
Soldier of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Roberta Flack
American singer
Brad Daugherty
American basketball playerDavid Weaver
American basketball playerLillian Exum Clement
American politicianBarbara Gardner Proctor
Advertising CEOLoften Mitchell
American dramatistTony Waldrop
American middle-distance runner