Famous people · Arial
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Arial
Closest of all is Kyle Fisher, from Easley, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Charles Hard Townes, with articles in 84 languages. Easley’s list, next door, has 11 names, Shannon Forrest first among them. No entry yet names Arial as a birthplace.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Charles Hard Townes
Best known
Charles Hard Townes
in 84 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Arial’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Arial
Nobody born in Arial is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Hard Townes
1915–201520th-century American physicist
Jesse Jackson
1941–2026American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dorothy Allison
1949–2024American writer, poet, novelist, critic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arial 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)
- Charles Hard Townes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Jackson: Jesse Jackson for President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Garnett: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Allison: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Forrest: RCraig09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons