Famous people · Clearwater
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clearwater
Closest of all is Matt Campbell, from North Augusta, 3 mi away. Oliver Hardy is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. The nearest list is next door in North Augusta: 6 names, starting with Matt Hazel. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Clearwater.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Oliver Hardy
Best known
Oliver Hardy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clearwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clearwater
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Costner Sizemore
1927–2016Case depicted in The Three Faces of Eve
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
1925–2013American school teacher and writer
Oliver Hardy
1892–1957American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
Charles Earl Simons, Jr.
1916–1999United States federal judge
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Famous people from the towns next door
North Augusta leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clearwater 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 (9)
- Oliver Hardy: Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Strom Thurmond: Leffler, Warren K., photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reese Hoffa: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Brooks: Created by Adam B. Walter (1820-1875); cropped by Beyond My Ken 02:14, 15 April 2015 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Wigfall: Part of Library of Congress's Civil War Photographs Collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hazel: C Watts, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons