#1Blackville counts 5 famous people, first among them J. B. Hutto
J. B. Hutto, the American blues musician, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Second and third on the list are Marvin Sease and Brandon Isaac. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. The list runs from Solomon Blatt, Sr., born in 1895, to Brandon Isaac, born in 1984.
Born in Blackville
J. B. Hutto, Marvin Sease and Brandon Isaac are written about in 14, 4 and 3 languages.
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#3When Blackville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Blackville is known for
Music leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Blackville
Still to come: 2 more, from 1895 to 1923.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackville 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 (3)
- J. B. Hutto: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Isaac: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Blatt, Sr.: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons