Famous people · Danwood
Born near Danwood: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Houston Person, born in Florence, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Danwood as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Ronald McNair, with articles in 42 languages. 208 towns in South Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Ronald McNair
Best known
Ronald McNair
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danwood
Nobody born in Danwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955American educator and civil rights leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danwood 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 (14)
- Ronald McNair: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McLeod Bethune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Felton: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Purvis: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Floyd: White House photo by Susan Sterner., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellison D. Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houston Person: Steve Mynett Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeryl Prescott: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evander M. Law: G. W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Weatherford: en:User:Enerelt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Lorenz: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Bristow: Thomas L. Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons