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Famous people · Bishopville

Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Bishopville

Henry E. Brown, the American politician from South carolina, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. The list comes to 24.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.5 in the typical town in South Carolina. 2 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownHenry E. BrownPolitics & Law · born 1935
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Henry E. Brown
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Jim Missouri
Youngest
1981
Cory Peoples
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Bishopville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Bishopville is known for

Bishopville has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Bishopville’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Henry E. Brown
SportsPolitics & LawMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Bishopville

Ranked by languages covered: Henry E. Brown with 8, then Drink Small with 3 and Charlie Smith Dannelly with 2.

Henry E. Brown#1
Politics & Law

Henry E. Brown

born 1935

American politician from South Carolina

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DS#2
Music

Drink Small

born 1933

African American soul blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CD#3
Politics & Law

Charlie Smith Dannelly

1924–2026

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bishopville

The other 4 span the years 1917 to 1981.

CP

Cory Peoples

born 1981

Player of American and Canadian football

SD

Silas DeMary

born 1971

American football player

JM

Jim Missouri

1917–1989

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bishopville 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.

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