Born near Heath Springs: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Nelson Sullivan, from Kershaw, 6 mi away. Bernard Mannes Baruch is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. 215 of the towns in South Carolina list at least one person. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Heath Springs.
What stands out about Heath Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Heath Springs
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Tom Addison
1936–2011American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president

Samuel Taylor Blue
1871–1959Chief of the Catawba Tribe from 1928 to 1939 and also in 1956










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heath Springs 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 (14)
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Stevenson: South Carolina State Development Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brook Benton: Cotillion Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel E. Wright: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Mae McKinney: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Kraut: Longines Global Champions Tour Siegerehrung Kraut, Tops-Alexander, Dreher.jpg: Michael Kramer derivative work: Nordlicht8, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Savage: Happywombat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Kershaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Roberts: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Marion: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sindarius Thornwell: Dennis Adair from Gainesville-StPetersburg, FL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Robertson: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Miller: No coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wyatt Aiken: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons