Famous people · Burnettown
Born near Burnettown: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Oliver Hardy, with articles in 58 languages. Matt Campbell, born in North Augusta, 5 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Burnettown as a birthplace. Of the towns next door, North Augusta lists the most: 6, with Matt Hazel first.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Oliver Hardy
Best known
Oliver Hardy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burnettown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burnettown
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Costner Sizemore
1927–2016Case depicted in The Three Faces of Eve
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
1925–2013American school teacher and writer
Charles Earl Simons, Jr.
1916–1999United States federal judge
Oliver Hardy
1892–1957American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, North Augusta has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burnettown 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 (10)
- Oliver Hardy: Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Strom Thurmond: Leffler, Warren K., photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reese Hoffa: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Brooks: Created by Adam B. Walter (1820-1875); cropped by Beyond My Ken 02:14, 15 April 2015 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Wigfall: Part of Library of Congress's Civil War Photographs Collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hazel: C Watts, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackie Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons