#1Famous people · Marion
Of the 15 famous people born in Marion, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American basketball player Raymond Felton, with articles in 27 languages. Gwen Bristow and Nathan George Evans follow. 7 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 24.2 on the list, well above the typical South Carolina town’s 1.5.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Raymond Felton
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
Eben Hayes
Youngest
1984
Raymond Felton
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Marion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marion is known for
Marion has 5.6× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Marion
Raymond Felton has articles in 27 languages, Gwen Bristow in 10 and Nathan George Evans in 10.
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#3Through the years
When Marion’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 4.
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12 more names, born between 1798 and 1963.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (8)
- Raymond Felton: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Bristow: Thomas L. Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan George Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haselden Ellerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver F. Berry: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip M. Hamer: National Archives and Records Administration, identifier #12091214 (local identifier #P 48), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver James Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons