#1Famous people · Central
Central counts 3 famous people, first among them Darline Graham
Articles in 21 languages make the American politician Darline Graham the best known. Close behind are DeShawn Williams and Shaq Lawson. Born in 1964, Darline Graham is the first name on record, and Shaq Lawson, born in 1994, the most recent. The list comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.5 in the typical town in South Carolina.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Darline Graham
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Darline Graham
Youngest
1994
Shaq Lawson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Central
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Central is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Central and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeShawn Williams: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaq Lawson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McGee: Wmjuntunen (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons