#1Music
Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Darlington
Of the 19 famous people born in Darlington, an unusual share are writers and artists
Buddy Johnson is the best known, with articles in 11 languages. The largest group, 11, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The first birth on record is Evander M. Law’s, in 1836, and the last Cam Newton’s, in 1982. Only 22 of the 207 towns in South Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Buddy Johnson
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Evander M. Law
Youngest
1982
Cam Newton
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Darlington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Darlington is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Darlington
By how many languages cover them, Buddy Johnson comes first (11), then Evander M. Law (11) and Orlando Hudson (8).
#1
#2
#3Through the years
When Darlington’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Darlington
A further 16 follow, born between 1841 and 1982.
William G. Farrow
1918–1942United States Army Air Force lieutenant; participant in the Doolittle Raid
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Darlington?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Darlington’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darlington 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 (7)
- Buddy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evander M. Law: G. W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Hudson: ISU_79 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Farrow: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Dargan: United States House of Representatives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Byrd: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clinkscales Hill: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons