#1Famous people · Walterboro
Of the 16 famous people born in Walterboro, an unusual share are leaders
Dean Meminger, the American basketball player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 9 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to William Jones Boone, born in 1811, the newest to Young Scooter, born in 1986. Only 28 of the 209 towns in South Carolina with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Dean Meminger
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
William Jones Boone
Youngest
1986
Young Scooter
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Walterboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Walterboro is known for
Walterboro has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Walterboro
The three are covered in 10, 8 and 8 languages: Dean Meminger, William Jones Boone and Young Scooter.
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#2Faith
William Jones Boone
1811–1864American bishop; first Bishop of Shanghai
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#3Through the years
When Walterboro’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 births.
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The other 13 span the years 1823 to 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walterboro 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.
Photo credits (5)
- Dean Meminger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jones Boone: Perry, William Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Young Scooter: ALL URBAN CENTRAL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James David Whittemore: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Augustus Bootle: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons