Famous people · Graniteville
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Graniteville
The nearest, Alice Fong Yu, was born in Washington, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Joanna Newsom, with articles in 38 languages. 561 towns across California can name a famous person born there. No famous person on record lists Graniteville as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Joanna Newsom
Best known
Joanna Newsom
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Graniteville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Graniteville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alexis Alford
born 1998American traveler, photographer, and YouTuber; youngest person to travel to every country
Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Graniteville 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 (7)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully Marshall: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alela Diane: Martijn van de Streek from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Alford: Sean Kim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons