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Famous people · Clinton
9 famous people were born in Clinton from 1789 to 1958
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician Cheron K. Griffin the best known. Chick Galloway, the American baseball player, comes second, with Clay Bennett third. Per head, the list is long: 11.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in South Carolina has 1.5. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Cheron K. Griffin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Cheron K. Griffin
Youngest
1958
Clay Bennett
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Clinton
Languages with an article: 5 for Cheron K. Griffin, 5 for Chick Galloway, 5 for Clay Bennett.
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Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clinton is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
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 Clinton
Another 6, the earliest born in 1877.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Clinton home
One more notable person made the town home: Carl Anthony Payne II.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (5)
- Chick Galloway: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Hollis Gause: ProfLRM888, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornwell Jacobs: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie K Cooper: SilvioPozatto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Anthony Payne II: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons