Famous people · Pine Ridge
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pine Ridge
The nearest, Shannon Johnson, was born in Hartsville, 5 mi away. Dizzy Gillespie is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pine Ridge yet. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Dizzy Gillespie
Best known
Dizzy Gillespie
in 66 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Pine Ridge
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Ridge 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)
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel E. Wright: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Purvis: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons