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Fort Johnson/Powder Magazine · Photo: Conrad Wise Chapman · Public domainFamous people · James Island
2 famous people call James Island their birthplace
Articles in 6 languages make the American actor Joseph Attles the best known. The list has one more: the American boxer Morris Grant. Andy Dick leads the 17 names listed next door in Charleston. Births span 1845 to 1903, from Morris Grant to Joseph Attles.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Joseph Attles
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Morris Grant
Youngest
1903
Joseph Attles
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in James Island
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What James Island is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
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Charleston leads the towns around it, with 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is James Island 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.