Famous people · Southern Shops
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Southern Shops
The nearest, Abner B. Martin, was born in Fairforest, 3 mi away. Celia Weston is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. No entry yet names Southern Shops as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Celia Weston
Best known
Celia Weston
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Southern Shops’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Southern Shops
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898–1988First African-American in scouting
Thomas E. Atkins
1921–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southern Shops 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 (14)
- 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
- Thomas E. Atkins: United States Army, Public domain, 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