Famous people · Ridgeville
Born near Ridgeville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Chuck Eidson, born in Summerville, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Andy Dick, with articles in 56 languages. No entry yet names Ridgeville as a birthplace. The South Carolina lists hold names for 210 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Andy Dick
Best known
Andy Dick
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgeville
Nobody born in Ridgeville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Catherine Coleman
born 1960American astronaut, chemist, United States Air Force officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgeville 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)
- Robert F. Furchgott: Jzubrovich at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jordan: Jeanne Collins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Byrnes: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Coleman: NASA/Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Patton: KOCH FILMS Deutschland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madelyn Cline: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bettye Ackerman: ABC Television. The scan of the back had to be rotated and altered so it could be read as identification. The press release was apparently face down when scanned. This was the only way the release could be made legible., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Eidson: Juliux, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Gardner: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Amon: Pedro Semitiel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Green: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carvin Nkanata: Ricardo Augusto, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Furtick: Elevationdigital, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Meminger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Wieters: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons