Famous people · Hilda
Born near Hilda: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, J. B. Hutto, was born in Blackville, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hilda. Eartha Kitt is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. 206 towns in South Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Eartha Kitt
Best known
Eartha Kitt
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hilda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hilda
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas S. McMillan
1888–1939Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician
Joseph Emile Harley
1880–1942Governor of South Carolina, 1941-1942
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hilda 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)
- Eartha Kitt: Jyh-Lurn Chang @ Homo olympus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Haley: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Collier: CBS Radio Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Hutto: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. McMillan: National Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara G. McMillan: Washington Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Emile Harley: University of South Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James O'H. Patterson: James Calvin Hemphill, editor. Men of Mark Publishing (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons