David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist
Famous people · South Hill
Born near South Hill: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Foster Wallace, was born in Ithaca, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists South Hill as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for Ithaca holds 45, David Foster Wallace first. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
David Foster Wallace
Best known
David Foster Wallace
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Hill
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Curry Hicks
1885–1964American football coach, college athletics administrator, professor of physical education
Mary Treat
1830–1923American biologist, botanist and entomologist
Woodbridge N. Ferris
1853–1928American politician and educator
Adrian Pearsall
1925–2011American architect and furniture designer
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Close by, the fullest list is Ithaca’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Hill 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 (8)
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Haley: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Geller: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Dake: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Brown: JulieAndSteve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge N. Ferris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons