
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake View
The best known of them is Raymond Felton, with articles in 27 languages. Closest of all is Shaquille Leonard, from Nichols, 8 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake View. In South Carolina, 204 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Lake View’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake View
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Sandra Reaves-Phillips
1944–2023American actress, writer and singer


Charles B. MacDonald
1922–1990Former Deputy Chief Historian for the United States Army





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake View 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)
- Raymond Felton: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quanera Hayes: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Floyd: White House photo by Susan Sterner., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edolphus Towns: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stonewall Jackson: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Bristow: Thomas L. Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan George Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquille Leonard: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons