#1Famous people · Rockville
George Swinton Legaré, born in 1869, is Rockville’s famous person on record
The American politician George Swinton Legaré was born in 1869. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 5 languages. Across South Carolina, 210 towns list someone born there.

Born here
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notable people
Best known
George Swinton Legaré
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
George Swinton Legaré
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Rockville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockville 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 (1)
- George Swinton Legaré: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons