Famous people · East Gaffney
Born near East Gaffney: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Andie MacDowell, born in Gaffney, 2 mi away, is the closest. Across South Carolina, 214 towns list someone born there. Not one famous person on record comes from East Gaffney yet. No town in South Carolina lists more than Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Gaffney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Gaffney
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Dixon Jr.
1864–1946American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Gaffney 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 (7)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Hagan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thompson: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dixon Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Gentry: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gibson: Hickory Records / Acuff Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manteo Mitchell: Piet.Wijker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons