Famous people · Lakewood
Born near Lakewood: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Angelica Singleton Van Buren, with articles in 41 languages. Closest of all is Jim Clyburn, from Sumter, 8 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Sumter: 46 names, starting with Jim Clyburn. No famous person’s birth in Lakewood is on record yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
Best known
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lakewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lakewood
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
1818–1877First Lady of the United States
Jimmy Spencer
born 1969American football player, defensive back, cornerback
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955American educator and civil rights leader
Ellison Adger Smyth Jr.
1863–1941American professor, entomologist, ornithologist, scientific collector and football coach
Annie B. Martin
1920–2012American labor and civil rights activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Sumter has the most people on record, 46 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood 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)
- Angelica Singleton Van Buren: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ja Morant: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McLeod Bethune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Clyburn: Donald Baker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Ellis: ReverendPoppins, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Capers: AP Newsfeatures Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Boykin Chesnut: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons