Famous people · Unity
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Unity
The best known of them is Jesse Helms, with articles in 31 languages. Closest of all is Nina Mae McKinney, from Lancaster, 7 mi away. The list for Unity is empty for now. 210 towns across South Carolina can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jesse Helms
Best known
Jesse Helms
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Unity’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Unity
Nobody born in Unity is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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
James E. Williams
1930–1999United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unity 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 (15)
- Jesse Helms: United States Senate, originally uploaded by Japan01, Public domain, 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
- Ralph Norman: Bolivarailana, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Phillip Adams: Thomson20192, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Roberts: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Marion: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sindarius Thornwell: Dennis Adair from Gainesville-StPetersburg, FL, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephon Gilmore: BenPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jadeveon Clowney: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cordarrelle Patterson: Matthew Deery, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Williams: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons