
Born near Cash: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dizzy Gillespie, was born in Cheraw, 6 mi away. The best known of them is John Coltrane, with articles in 74 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cash. In South Carolina, 210 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Cash’s famous people
Famous people born near Cash
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cash 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 (7)
- John Coltrane: Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Weatherford: en:User:Enerelt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeryl Prescott: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons