No one from City View is on the famous people list yet
Charles Hard Townes leads the 35 names listed next door in Greenville. 209 towns across South Carolina can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54. After Florence, the next longest list in South Carolina is Columbia’s, with 53.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is City View), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in City View has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near City View
The longest list nearby is Greenville’s, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is City View 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 (1)
- Charles Hard Townes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons