#1Famous people · Piedmont
3 famous people were born in Piedmont
At the top of the list is the American politician Corinne Boyd Riley, covered in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Joe Hooper and Charlie Timmons. The oldest name on the list belongs to Corinne Boyd Riley, born in 1893, the newest to Joe Hooper, born in 1938. The list comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.5 in the typical town in South Carolina.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Corinne Boyd Riley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Corinne Boyd Riley
Youngest
1938
Joe Hooper
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Piedmont
Counted by languages, Corinne Boyd Riley is ahead of Joe Hooper and Charlie Timmons: 6, 5 and 3.
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Military
Joe Hooper
1938–1979United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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#3Known for
What Piedmont is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piedmont 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 (2)
- Corinne Boyd Riley: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Timmons: Taps staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons