
Born near St. Stephens: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Hughes, born in Hickory, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Hickory lists the most: 35, with Chris Hughes first. Not one famous person on record comes from St. Stephens yet. The best known of them is Kary Mullis, with articles in 69 languages.
What stands out about St. Stephens’ famous people
Famous people born near St. Stephens
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Chad Lail
born 1982American police officer and former professional wrestler




Henlee Hulix Barnette
1911–2004American professor of Christian ethics
Arthur Talmage Abernethy
1872–1956American journalist, scholar, theologian and poet

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Hickory, at 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Stephens 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)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Amos: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hughes: USV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Church: Townsquare Media, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Lail: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Jarrett: Kim Phillips from Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoke Smith: Photo copyrighted by Clinedinst, Wash., D.C. No copyright renewal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

