#1Famous people · Aiken
Paul Wight tops a list of 42 famous people born in Aiken
Paul Wight, the American professional wrestler and actor, is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. Second and third on the list are Anna Camp and Etta Jones. 16 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 157 years of births, the list goes from Robert C. De Large (1842) to Mitchell Myers (1999).
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Paul Wight
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Robert C. De Large
Youngest
1999
Mitchell Myers
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Aiken’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Aiken’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aiken
Paul Wight leads with articles in 45 languages, ahead of Anna Camp (39) and Etta Jones (16).
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What Aiken is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 19 people.
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Everyone else born in Aiken
39 more, best known first.
Hansford T. Johnson
born 1936American government official, retired United States Air Force general
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aiken and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14)
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Brownley: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubber Miley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Demarcus Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Hitchcock Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Berry: Brian mansfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. De Large: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hansford T. Johnson: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kisner: 8th Theater Sustainment Command PAO from Fort Shafter, United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Evans: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore G. Croft: J. C. Hemphill, editor. Men of Mark Publishing Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons