#1Famous people · Beaufort
Leaders stand out among the 35 famous people born in Beaufort
At the top of the list is the American boxer Joe Frazier, covered in 72 languages. The American politician and former slave Robert Smalls ranks second, ahead of Candice Glover. The largest group, 12, was born in the early republic. The oldest name on the list belongs to Robert Barnwell, born in 1761, the newest to Clarence Cummings, born in 2000.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Joe Frazier
in 72 Wikipedia languages
First
1761
Robert Barnwell
Youngest
2000
Clarence Cummings
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Beaufort’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Beaufort
Joe Frazier has articles in 72 languages, Robert Smalls in 20 and Candice Glover in 17.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Robert Smalls
1839–1915American politician and former slave
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Beaufort’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beaufort is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Beaufort
32 more names, born between 1761 and 2000.
Middleton Stuart Elliott
1872–1952United States Navy physician, admiral and Medal of Honor recipient
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Mary Scrimzeour Whitaker
1820–1906American litterateur, author, poet, essayist, novelist, critic
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Beaufort home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Beaufort, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Port Royal has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaufort 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 (16)
- Joe Frazier: Bill Apter or David Lee Waite, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Smalls: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candice Glover: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Elliott: unidentified artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Dale: film screenshot (Selznick Studio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Lubbock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edwards Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Barnwell Rhett: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Woodward Barnwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Jenkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Allen: WEIGHING IN, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary S. B. Shindler: Not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Elliott, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Brown: National Transportation Safety Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph McCall Pate: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons