Famous people · Burton
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Burton
Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Beaufort holds 35, Joe Frazier first. Not one famous person on record comes from Burton yet. No town in South Carolina lists more than Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Joe Frazier
Best known
Joe Frazier
in 72 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burton
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Jones Boone
1811–1864American bishop; first Bishop of Shanghai
James David Whittemore
born 1952Judge on the U.S. District Court
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The fullest list close by belongs to Beaufort, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burton 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 (12)
- 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
- Buddy Carter: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Hartman: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Meminger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jones Boone: Perry, William Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Young Scooter: ALL URBAN CENTRAL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph McCall Pate: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lowndes: Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel (Harriott Horry Rutledge) (1832-1912), author. Houghton, Mifflin and Company (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Blair: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James David Whittemore: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons