#1Famous people · Lexington
Most of the 8 famous people born in Lexington came into the world since 1970
The best known is the American actress Wrenn Schmidt, with articles in 16 languages. The earliest on the list is Preston Callison, born in 1922, and the youngest Cam Cannarella, born in 2003. Per head, the list is long: 3.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in South Carolina has 1.5. Fewer than a quarter of the 209 towns in South Carolina with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Wrenn Schmidt
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Preston Callison
Youngest
2003
Cam Cannarella
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lexington’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lexington
Wrenn Schmidt leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Caitlin Upton (7) and Catherine Templeton (3).
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What Lexington is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lexington
Still to come: 5 more, from 1922 to 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lexington home
Born elsewhere, Darline Graham lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is West Columbia, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington 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 (4)
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Templeton: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacie Lybrand: User:Uscboy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons