Famous people · Central Pacolet
Born near Central Pacolet: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Ernie White, born in Pacolet, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Central Pacolet. The best known of them is Andie MacDowell, with articles in 65 languages. No town in South Carolina lists more than Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Central Pacolet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Central Pacolet
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peg Leg Sam
1911–1977American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898–1988First African-American in scouting
John Wistar Simpson
1914–2007American electrical engineer
Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Pacolet has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Central Pacolet 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)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Tolleson: Dorman High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Ray: Clifford_Ray.jpg: Original uploader was Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia derivative work: Pacoperez6, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arizona Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikenucklesii, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonica T. Gibbs: Jtgibbs89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Goss: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shi Smith: Dhalps23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Fowler: Jack Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Foster: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, 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