#1Famous people · Kingstree
19 famous people were born in Kingstree, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 47 languages make the American biochemist Joseph L. Goldstein the best known. Maxine Brown and Robert Witherspoon follow. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Joseph L. Goldstein
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1764
Theodore Gourdin
Youngest
2000
Darius Rush
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Kingstree’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kingstree is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kingstree
Three names lead: Joseph L. Goldstein (47 languages), Maxine Brown (11) and Robert Witherspoon (5).
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Through the years
When Kingstree’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kingstree
16 more, 8 of them leaders.
JoAnn Wright Haysbert
born 1948American educator and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingstree 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.
Photo credits (6)
- Joseph L. Goldstein: The original uploader was Rrawson at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Brown: Phil Wight, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Gourdin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Yancey McGill: South Carolina Governor Nikki R. Haley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Rush: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Nehemiah Tisdale: Savannah River Site, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons