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Famous people · Gaston

Famous people born near Gaston

Swansea’s list, next door, has 2 names, Juanita Redmond Hipps first among them. No entry yet names Gaston as a birthplace. 206 towns across South Carolina can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Gaston), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Gaston has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Gaston

Swansea has the longest list next door: 2.

Juanita Redmond HippsSwanseaJuanita Redmond Hipps & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gaston 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.

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