#1Famous people · Gaffney
The 25 famous people born in Gaffney, led by Andie MacDowell
At the top of the list is the American actress Andie MacDowell, covered in 65 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 13 of them. Only 17 of the 204 towns in South Carolina with anyone on record list more. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Charles Madison Sarratt
Youngest
1994
Quinshad Davis
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Gaffney’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Gaffney
The three are covered in 65, 20 and 12 languages: Andie MacDowell, Sam Graddy and Lawrence Wilkerson.
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#3Military
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Gaffney’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gaffney is known for
Gaffney has 2× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Gaffney
Another 22, 8 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gaffney 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 (9)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arizona Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikenucklesii, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonica T. Gibbs: Jtgibbs89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Rice: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.: Salvationistdan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kertus Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Hall: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons