#1Writing & Arts
Ron Rash
born 1953American poet, short story writer and novelist
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Famous people · Chester
From 1825 to 1987, Chester was the birthplace of 25 famous people
Best known of all is Ron Rash, written about in 9 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Ron Rash, dates from 1953. Only 17 of the 205 towns in South Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Ron Rash
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
John Dunovant
Youngest
1987
Devan Downey
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Chester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chester’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chester
First, Ron Rash (9 languages), then Allison Feaster (8) and William H. Brawley (7).
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#3Politics & Law
William H. Brawley
1841–1916United States federal judge
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Known for
What Chester is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chester
Still to come: 22 more, from 1825 to 1987.
John Dunovant
1825–1864Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army of the American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (12)
- Ron Rash: Librairie Mollat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Feaster: United States Embassy in Manila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Brawley: Ulysses Robert Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Hemphill: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Hemphill: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devan Downey: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dunovant: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Gage: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Durham: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Alexander: Glassell69, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lyles Glenn, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Campbell: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons