Famous people · Saxon
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Saxon
Celia Weston, born in Spartanburg, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Saxon yet. Next door, Spartanburg lists 50, led by Celia Weston. 206 towns in South Carolina have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Celia Weston
Best known
Celia Weston
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Saxon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Saxon
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990
Abner B. Martin
1927–2011
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898–1988First African-American in scouting
John Wistar Simpson
1914–2007American electrical engineer
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The most names next door are in Spartanburg: 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saxon 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)
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Tolleson: Dorman High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deebo Samuel: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Lattimore: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Foster Chapman: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Fowler: Jack Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Foster: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gossett: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Thompson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie White: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Bruce Littlejohn: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bentley: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fieldin Culbreth: DeMarlo_Hale,_Buck_Showalter,_umpires.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner B. Martin: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Martin Jr.: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons