21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Edmund
Paul Benjamin, born in Pelion, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eartha Kitt, with articles in 81 languages. No famous person on record lists Edmund as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
What stands out about Edmund’s famous people
Famous people born near Edmund
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jim Stuckey
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edmund 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 (5)
- Eartha Kitt: Jyh-Lurn Chang @ Homo olympus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teyonah Parris: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Duncan: Houari Boumedienne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaina Coates: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons