
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Startex
Closest of all is Marcus Lattimore, from Duncan, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Celia Weston, with articles in 24 languages. The nearest list is next door in Duncan: 4 names, starting with Marcus Lattimore. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Startex.
What stands out about Startex’s famous people
Famous people born near Startex
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Julian Mayfield
1928–1984African-American actor, writer and director




Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990



Ken Harrelson
born 1941Baseball player and broadcaster from the United States

Thomas E. Atkins
1921–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Duncan, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Startex 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 (13)
- 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
- Ken Harrelson: Frank_Thomas_and_Hawk_Harrelson.jpg: billymax85 derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Mayfield: Ddubois33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleigh Kurtz: Hameltion, 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
