
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Norris
The nearest, Darline Graham, was born in Central, 3 mi away. Chadwick Boseman is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. No famous person’s birth in Norris is on record yet. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
What stands out about Norris’ famous people
Famous people born near Norris
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








John E. Hines
1910–1997Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Bishop of Texas; American Episcopal bishop
John C. Portman Jr.
1924–2017American architect and real estate developer



Guy Davenport
1927–2005American novelist, short story writer, poet, illustrator, translator, teacher

Lu Parker
born 1970American beauty pageant contestant and speaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norris 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 (12)
- Chadwick Boseman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edwards: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darline Graham: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rice: Ted_Kennedy_and_Jim_Rice.jpg: John Earls derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce McGowens: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Adams: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lu Parker: Brandin Schaeffer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McGee: Wmjuntunen (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Orr: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Burt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons