Famous people · Bluffton
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bluffton
Corliss Palmer, born in Edison, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Otis Redding, with articles in 57 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bluffton. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Otis Redding
Best known
Otis Redding
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bluffton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bluffton
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fletcher Henderson
1897–1952American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
Chone Figgins
born 1978Major League Baseball shortstop in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization
Recy Taylor
1919–2017American civil rights activist and kidnap victim
Walter Washington
1915–2003American politician and former mayor of the District of Columbia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bluffton 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 (12)
- Otis Redding: Volt Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Holmes: TSGT W.D. Boradman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Henderson: Maurice Seymour studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Reeves: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Washington: not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Irvin: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corliss Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosey Grier: Credit to lukeford.net (permission statement at en:User:Tabercil/Luke Ford permission), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Smith: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Recy Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chone Figgins: Andy Templeton from Orange County, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons