#1Famous people · Orangeburg
Leaders stand out among the 47 famous people born in Orangeburg
Most widely known is Shawnee Smith, the American actress, with articles in 36 languages. Second place goes to the American professional wrestler Shelton Benjamin, third to Monique Coleman. 27 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 14 were born since 1970.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Shawnee Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
John Myers Felder
Youngest
1994
Brice Johnson
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Orangeburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Orangeburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 9 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Orangeburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Orangeburg
By how many languages cover them, Shawnee Smith comes first (36), then Shelton Benjamin (35) and Monique Coleman (30).
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Everyone else born in Orangeburg
Here are 44 more, born from 1782 to 1994.
A. Lee Chandler
1922–2012Associate justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court
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Thomas Dewey Wise
born 1939American politician in the state of South Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orangeburg 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 (7)
- Shawnee Smith: rokphotoz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelton Benjamin: Anton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monique Coleman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Harrison: Jaime Harrison for U.S. Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brice Johnson: Ijhaniff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Jennings: United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Jamison: Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons