#1Famous people · Stateburg
The American writer Mary Boykin Chesnut is the one famous person from Stateburg
Mary Boykin Chesnut, the American writer, was born in 1823. Their birth falls in the early republic. 15 languages have an article about them. The longest list in South Carolina is Florence’s, with 54 names.

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notable people
Best known
Mary Boykin Chesnut
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Stateburg
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stateburg 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.
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- Mary Boykin Chesnut: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons