Born near Chesnee: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Hank Garland, was born in Cowpens, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Andie MacDowell, with articles in 65 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Chesnee. In South Carolina, 204 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Chesnee’s famous people
Famous people born near Chesnee
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell



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

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesnee 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)
- 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
- Deebo Samuel: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Venson Hamilton: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons