Famous people · Luray
Born near Luray: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Benny Gordon, born in Estill, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Johnson Hagood, with articles in 10 languages. No famous person on record lists Luray as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Johnson Hagood
Best known
Johnson Hagood
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Luray’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Luray
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas S. McMillan
1888–1939Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician
Archibald Battle Lovett
1884–1945United States federal judge
Francys Johnson
born 1979Civil Rights Activist, Attorney and Clergy
William M. Hobby
1899–1942United States Navy officer for whom a U.S. Navy ship was named
Johnson Hagood
1829–1898Confederate Army general and Governor of South Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Luray 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)
- Johnson Hagood: Brant & Fuller, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. McMillan: National Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara G. McMillan: Washington Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Miller: Texas state photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Elliott Hagan: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James O'H. Patterson: James Calvin Hemphill, editor. Men of Mark Publishing (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Blair: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd W. Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons