26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tradesville
Viro Small, born in Buford, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jesse Helms, with articles in 31 languages. No entry yet names Tradesville as a birthplace. In all of South Carolina, the famous people on record come from 210 towns.
What stands out about Tradesville’s famous people
Famous people born near Tradesville
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eloise Lewis
1920–1999American nurse and University Professor


Tom Addison
1936–2011American football player, linebacker, labor leader, AFLPA president


Christine Darden
born 1942African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer


David Franklin Houston
1866–1940American academic, businessman and politician


Samuel Taylor Blue
1871–1959Chief of the Catawba Tribe from 1928 to 1939 and also in 1956
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tradesville 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 (8)
- Jesse Helms: United States Senate, originally uploaded by Japan01, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Travis: - EMR -, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Darden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Mae McKinney: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Tyson: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Franklin Houston: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Parker: United States Army Signal Corps photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Roberts: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons