#1Famous people · Myrtle Beach
Performers stand out among the 25 famous people born in Myrtle Beach
Madison Iseman, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. The next two names are Ramon Sessions and Kiera Cass. 12 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 11 were born since 1970.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Madison Iseman
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
Janice McNair
Youngest
1997
Madison Iseman
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Myrtle Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Myrtle Beach’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicBusinessMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Myrtle Beach is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.5 times.
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The best known
Born in Myrtle Beach
Madison Iseman leads with articles in 42 languages, ahead of Ramon Sessions (21) and Kiera Cass (19).
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#3Writing & Arts
Kiera Cass
born 1981American writer of young-adult speculative fiction
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Myrtle Beach
22 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Myrtle Beach home
One more notable person made the town home: Nancy O'Dell.
Nancy O'Dell
born 1966American television host and entertainment journalist
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Myrtle Beach 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 (13)
- Madison Iseman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramon Sessions: Samardo_Samuels_&_Ramon_Sessions.jpg: Bridget Samuels from College Park, MD derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kiera Cass: editora seguinte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Carruth: Jonathan Crow (Official website), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Renfrow: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bailey: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnathan McClain: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Newton: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Richardson: William Pratt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Wearstler: Kelly Wearstler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr.: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy O'Dell: OliveCocoMag, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanna White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons