#1Writing & Arts
Stephen Thompson
born 1983American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Simpsonville
7 famous people were born in Simpsonville, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Stephen Thompson, the American kickboxer and mixed martial artist, with articles in 20 languages. Close behind are Blakely Mattern and Emilio Pagán. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. The list comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.5 in the typical town in South Carolina.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Stephen Thompson
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1969
Shane Hall
Youngest
2007
Carson Bolemon
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Simpsonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Simpsonville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Simpsonville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Simpsonville
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1BM#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Simpsonville
Another 4, the earliest born in 1969.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Simpsonville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Simpsonville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Simpsonville 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 (4)
- Stephen Thompson: Cpl. Devin Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emilio Pagán: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamon Meredith: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Bolemon: DCAllStar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons