
Born near Summit: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Andy Duncan, was born in Batesburg-Leesville, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Iron & Wine, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Summit yet. Across South Carolina, the lists cover 206 towns.
What stands out about Summit’s famous people
Famous people born near Summit
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





James Butler Hare
1918–1966US Congressman from 3rd district 1949-1951
Jim Stuckey
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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 (5)
- Iron & Wine: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milledge Luke Bonham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Duncan: Houari Boumedienne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaina Coates: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons