
Born near Northlake: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Chadwick Boseman, born in Anderson, 4 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Anderson, 39 names are on record, led by Chadwick Boseman. 209 towns in South Carolina have at least one famous person on record. The list for Northlake is empty for now.
What stands out about Northlake’s famous people
Famous people born near Northlake
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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



John E. Hines
1910–1997Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Bishop of Texas; American Episcopal bishop
John C. Taylor
1890–1983US Congressman from South Carolina 3rd district 1933-1939
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Anderson, at 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northlake 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 (6)
- 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
