Famous people · Patrick
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Patrick
Closest of all is Dizzy Gillespie, from Cheraw, 11 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Patrick. The South Carolina lists hold names for 207 towns. Florence has the most of any town in South Carolina: 54.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Dizzy Gillespie
Best known
Dizzy Gillespie
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Patrick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Patrick
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marian Wright Edelman
born 1939American activist for children's rights
Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
Henry E. Brown
born 1935American politician from South Carolina
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patrick 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 (15)
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Wright Edelman: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junkyard Dog: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- 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
- William P. Pollock: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry E. Brown: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Hudson: ISU_79 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Terry: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons