Famous people · Centerville
Born near Centerville: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chadwick Boseman, from Anderson, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Centerville as a birthplace. 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.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Chadwick Boseman
Best known
Chadwick Boseman
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Centerville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Davenport
1927–2005American novelist, short story writer, poet, illustrator, translator, teacher
John E. Hines
1910–1997Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Bishop of Texas; American Episcopal bishop
John C. Taylor
1890–1983US Congressman from South Carolina 3rd district 1933-1939
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centerville 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 (6)
- Chadwick Boseman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edwards: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rice: Ted_Kennedy_and_Jim_Rice.jpg: John Earls derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons