Stephen Thompson
born 1983American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Famous people · Five Forks
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Five Forks
The nearest, Stephen Thompson, was born in Simpsonville, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Five Forks is on record yet. Charles Hard Townes is the most widely known, written about in 84 languages. Across South Carolina, 204 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Charles Hard Townes
Best known
Charles Hard Townes
in 84 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Five Forks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Five Forks
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Hard Townes
1915–201520th-century American physicist
Jesse Jackson
1941–2026American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dorothy Allison
1949–2024American writer, poet, novelist, critic
Ken Harrelson
born 1941Baseball player and broadcaster from the United States
Shannon Faulkner
born 1976American educator; first female cadet at The Citadel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Five Forks 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 (6)
- Charles Hard Townes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Jackson: Jesse Jackson for President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Garnett: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Allison: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thompson: Cpl. Devin Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Harrelson: Frank_Thomas_and_Hawk_Harrelson.jpg: billymax85 derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons