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Famous people · Due West
Due West is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the American journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Eleanor C. Pressly and Jean Galloway Bissell. The oldest name on the list belongs to J. C. Hemphill, born in 1850, the newest to Charlayne Hunter-Gault, born in 1942. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
J. C. Hemphill
Youngest
1942
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Due West
By how many languages cover them, Charlayne Hunter-Gault comes first (7), then Eleanor C. Pressly (7) and Jean Galloway Bissell (5).
#2Science & Medicine
Eleanor C. Pressly
1918–2003American mathematician and aeronautical engineer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Jean Galloway Bissell
1936–1990United States federal judge
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Due West’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 2 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Due West is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Due West
The other 2 span the years 1850 to 1858.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Due West 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 (4)
- Eleanor C. Pressly: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Galloway Bissell: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Hemphill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Cowan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons