Famous people · Furman
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Furman
Benny Gordon, born in Estill, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eric Buckner, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person’s birth in Furman is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 204 of the towns in South Carolina.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Eric Buckner
Best known
Eric Buckner
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Furman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Furman
They were born in 16 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Tillinghast Archer
1819–1859American lawyer, politician
Penny Thompson
1917–1975American aviator and air race-show promoter from the 1940s
Archibald Battle Lovett
1884–1945United States federal judge
Francys Johnson
born 1979Civil Rights Activist, Attorney and Clergy
William M. Hobby
1899–1942United States Navy officer for whom a U.S. Navy ship was named
Thomas S. McMillan
1888–1939Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Furman 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 (17)
- Thomas S. McMillan: National Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara G. McMillan: Washington Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Faxon M. Dean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Elliott Hagan: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bashaud Breeland: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Blair: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd W. Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob E. Smart: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tillinghast Archer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larcenia Bullard: Florida General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Penny Thompson: Bob East, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Cline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Daniels: Amis34except, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bashlor: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufe Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl S. Bowers: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons