#1Lugoff counts 2 famous people, first among them Brook Benton
Articles in 23 languages make the American singer Brook Benton the best known. Donald Leroy Truesdell is the only other name on the list. Born in 1906, Donald Leroy Truesdell is the first name on record, and Brook Benton, born in 1931, the most recent. The longest list in South Carolina is Florence’s, with 54 names.


Born in Lugoff
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#2Donald Leroy Truesdell
1906–1993United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
What Lugoff is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lugoff 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 (2)
- Brook Benton: Cotillion Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Leroy Truesdell: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons