16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Reidville
Closest of all is Bradley Robinson, from Duncan, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Reidville yet. The best known of them is Charles Hard Townes, with articles in 84 languages. In all of South Carolina, the famous people on record come from 210 towns.
What stands out about Reidville’s famous people
Famous people born near Reidville
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Stephen Thompson
born 1983American kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Charles Hard Townes
1915–201520th-century American physicist

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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reidville 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 (6)
- 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
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons