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Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Fairfax
2 famous people were born in Fairfax
At the top of the list is the American architect G. Lloyd Preacher, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American culinary anthropologist Vertamae Grosvenor. G. Lloyd Preacher, born in 1882, is the earliest name and Vertamae Grosvenor, born in 1938, the latest. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
G. Lloyd Preacher
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
G. Lloyd Preacher
Youngest
1938
Vertamae Grosvenor
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Fairfax
VG#2
Writing & Arts
Vertamae Grosvenor
1938–2016American culinary anthropologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfax 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.