Famous people · Perry
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Perry
The nearest, Lois Collier, was born in Salley, 4 mi away. Eartha Kitt is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Perry. 206 of the towns in South Carolina list at least one person.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Eartha Kitt
Best known
Eartha Kitt
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Perry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Perry
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Juanita Redmond Hipps
1912–1979US Army nurse during World War II
Joseph Emile Harley
1880–1942Governor of South Carolina, 1941-1942
Bubber Miley
1903–1932American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perry 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 (18)
- Eartha Kitt: Jyh-Lurn Chang @ Homo olympus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Collier: CBS Radio Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Hutto: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Brownley: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubber Miley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Duncan: Houari Boumedienne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Emile Harley: University of South Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafael Bush: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa L. Fulmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard L. Austin: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Darby: Bengals_v_Seahawks_2007.jpg: Shibby777 derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita Redmond Hipps: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Isaac: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Martino: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Blatt, Sr.: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons