Famous people · Ruby
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ruby
Robert B. Scarborough, born in Chesterfield, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dizzy Gillespie, with articles in 66 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ruby. In all of South Carolina, the famous people on record come from 202 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Dizzy Gillespie
Best known
Dizzy Gillespie
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ruby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ruby
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert Haynesworth
born 1981American football player, defensive lineman
Charles Aaron
born 1960American music journalist and editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruby 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 (16)
- Dizzy Gillespie: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Travis: - EMR -, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Thornton: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junkyard Dog: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeryl Prescott: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron A. Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeza Gibbons: Original uploader was Txcrossbow at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Blakney: Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Pollock: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Terry: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Haynesworth: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Aaron: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Matthews: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Strother Dargan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Scarborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons