15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Russellville
The best known of them is Chris Rock, with articles in 66 languages. The nearest, Keith Burns, was born in Greeleyville, 13 mi away. Next door, the list for St. Stephen holds 4, DeWitt Williams first. Across South Carolina, the lists cover 212 towns.
What stands out about Russellville’s famous people
Famous people born near Russellville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Who’s the most famous person from Russellville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Russellville’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, St. Stephen has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russellville 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 (8)
- Chris Rock: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph L. Goldstein: The original uploader was Rrawson at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madelyn Cline: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Steven Furtick: Elevationdigital, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons