#1Famous people · Edgefield
17 famous people were born in Edgefield, more of them leaders than in most towns
Strom Thurmond, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Second and third on the list are Preston Brooks and Louis Wigfall. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. From Eldred Simkins in 1779 to William Garrett Wright in 1979, the births cover 200 years.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Strom Thurmond
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
Eldred Simkins
Youngest
1979
William Garrett Wright
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Edgefield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Edgefield is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Edgefield’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySportsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Edgefield
All three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Edgefield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edgefield 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 (10)
- Strom Thurmond: Leffler, Warren K., photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Brooks: Created by Adam B. Walter (1820-1875); cropped by Beyond My Ken 02:14, 15 April 2015 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Wigfall: Part of Library of Congress's Civil War Photographs Collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde H. Hamilton: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Jasper Talbert: Edgar L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Butler Simkins: Marvin Lowery McCrory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stewart Simkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milledge Lipscomb Bonham: South Carolina National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Garrett Wright: Drsheehan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons