Famous people · Jenkinsville
Born near Jenkinsville: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Miriam Stevenson, from Winnsboro, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Jenkinsville is on record yet. Florence has the most of any town in South Carolina: 54. After Florence, the next longest list in South Carolina is Columbia’s, with 53.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Miriam Stevenson
Best known
Miriam Stevenson
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jenkinsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jenkinsville
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry McNeal Turner
1834–1915Union Army chaplain and African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop
George Johnstone
1846–1921US Congressman from South Carolina 3rd district 1891 to 1993
Ron Rash
born 1953American poet, short story writer and novelist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jenkinsville 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 (12)
- Miriam Stevenson: South Carolina State Development Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iron & Wine: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rash: Librairie Mollat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Robertson: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaina Coates: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Feaster: United States Embassy in Manila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry McNeal Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Miller: No coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah McCaskill: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Dawkins: BubbaFan on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wyatt Aiken: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons