Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0No famous person yet from Salem
In all of South Carolina, the famous people on record come from 204 towns. Florence’s 54 names make the longest list in South Carolina. After Florence, the next longest list in South Carolina is Columbia’s, with 53.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Salem), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Salem has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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.