Charles Hard Townes
1915–201520th-century American physicist
Famous people · Parker
Born near Parker: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Hard Townes, from Greenville, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Parker as their birthplace yet. Greenville, which borders it, has 35 on its list, the best known Charles Hard Townes. The longest list in South Carolina is Florence’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Charles Hard Townes
Best known
Charles Hard Townes
in 84 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Parker’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Parker
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jesse Jackson
1941–2026American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dorothy Allison
1949–2024American writer, poet, novelist, critic
Stephen Thompson
born 1983American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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Of the towns around it, Greenville has the most on record: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parker 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 (5)
- Charles Hard Townes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Jackson: Jesse Jackson for President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Garnett: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Allison: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thompson: Cpl. Devin Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons