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Famous people · Ninety Six

4 famous people call Ninety Six their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American jazz saxophonist Odean Pope, covered in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Elliott Crayton McCants and Cal Drummond. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all. Elliott Crayton McCants, born in 1865, is the earliest name and Odean Pope, born in 1938, the latest.

#1 best knownOdean PopeMusic · born 1938
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notable people
Best known
Odean Pope
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Elliott Crayton McCants
Youngest
1938
Odean Pope
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Ninety Six

Odean Pope, Elliott Crayton McCants and Cal Drummond are written about in 6, 3 and 2 languages.

Odean Pope#1
Music

Odean Pope

born 1938

American jazz saxophonist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Elliott Crayton McCants#2
Writing & Arts

Elliott Crayton McCants

1865–1953

American writer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CD#3
Sports

Cal Drummond

1917–1970

Baseball umpire

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Ninety Six’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Elliott Crayton McCantsOdean Pope
Writing & ArtsMusicSports

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Known for

What Ninety Six is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Ninety Six

1 more, best known first.

GH

Gordon B. Hancock

1884–1970

American educator

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ninety Six 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.

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