
Born near Gifford: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Clara G. McMillan, was born in Brunson, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Johnson Hagood, with articles in 10 languages. The list for Gifford is empty for now. The longest list in South Carolina is Florence’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about Gifford’s famous people
Famous people born near Gifford
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Thomas S. McMillan
1888–1939Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician


Archibald Battle Lovett
1884–1945United States federal judge
Francys Johnson
born 1979Civil Rights Activist, Attorney and Clergy

Johnson Hagood
1829–1898Confederate Army general and Governor of South Carolina


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gifford 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 (8)
- Johnson Hagood: Brant & Fuller, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. McMillan: National Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara G. McMillan: Washington Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Miller: Texas state photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Elliott Hagan: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James O'H. Patterson: James Calvin Hemphill, editor. Men of Mark Publishing (Washington, DC), publisher., 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