Famous people · La France
Born near La France: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Thomas Jefferson Rusk, from Pendleton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Chadwick Boseman, with articles in 81 languages. In all of South Carolina, the famous people on record come from 217 towns. Of the famous people on record, none was born in La France.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Chadwick Boseman
Best known
Chadwick Boseman
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La France’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La France
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Davenport
1927–2005American novelist, short story writer, poet, illustrator, translator, teacher
John E. Hines
1910–1997Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Bishop of Texas; American Episcopal bishop
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Pendleton, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La France 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 (7)
- Chadwick Boseman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edwards: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rice: Ted_Kennedy_and_Jim_Rice.jpg: John Earls derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Stowers: Mztourist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons