Born near Camp Croft: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Celia Weston, was born in Spartanburg, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Camp Croft. Florence has the most of any town in South Carolina: 54. After Florence, the next longest list in South Carolina is Columbia’s, with 53.
What stands out about Camp Croft’s famous people
Famous people born near Camp Croft
Nobody born in Camp Croft is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990



John Wistar Simpson
1914–2007American electrical engineer



Peg Leg Sam
1911–1977American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian

Ken Harrelson
born 1941Baseball player and broadcaster from the United States





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camp Croft 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 (14)
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Tolleson: Dorman High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deebo Samuel: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Harrelson: Frank_Thomas_and_Hawk_Harrelson.jpg: billymax85 derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Lattimore: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Foster Chapman: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Fowler: Jack Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Foster: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gossett: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Thompson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie White: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peg Leg Sam: AlexandreSG03, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Bruce Littlejohn: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Javan Durham: Pegues, Albert Witherspoon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons