Famous people · North Hartsville
Born near North Hartsville: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Shannon Johnson, was born in Hartsville, 3 mi away. Dizzy Gillespie is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. The list for North Hartsville is empty for now. No town in South Carolina lists more than Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Dizzy Gillespie
Best known
Dizzy Gillespie
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Hartsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Hartsville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
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The most names next door are in Hartsville: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Hartsville 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 (14)
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Purvis: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellison D. Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houston Person: Steve Mynett Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeryl Prescott: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evander M. Law: G. W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Weatherford: en:User:Enerelt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Lorenz: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeza Gibbons: Original uploader was Txcrossbow at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Blakney: Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whit Merrifield: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons