
Born near Lowrys: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ivory Latta, from McConnells, 5 mi away. Shawn Crawford is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lowrys is on record yet. In South Carolina, 204 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Lowrys’ famous people
Famous people born near Lowrys
Nobody born in Lowrys is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Ron Rash
born 1953American poet, short story writer and novelist







David E. Finley, Jr.
1890–1977First director of the National Gallery of Art










James E. Williams
1930–1999United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient




Peg Leg Sam
1911–1977American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lowrys 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 (23)
- Ralph Norman: Bolivarailana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Adams: Thomson20192, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Ray: Clifford_Ray.jpg: Original uploader was Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia derivative work: Pacoperez6, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivory Latta: Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Marion: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephon Gilmore: BenPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jadeveon Clowney: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rash: Librairie Mollat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Feaster: United States Embassy in Manila, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cordarrelle Patterson: Matthew Deery, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Brawley: Ulysses Robert Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander S. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David E. Finley, Jr.: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Williams: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Goss: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Hemphill: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Hemphill: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shi Smith: Dhalps23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devan Downey: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul G. McCorkle: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peg Leg Sam: AlexandreSG03, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus S. Bratton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanyarne Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons