Famous people · Wellford
Born near Wellford: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marcus Lattimore, from Duncan, 2 mi away. Celia Weston is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Of the bordering towns, Lyman has the longest list: 4, with Daniel Gossett at the top. No famous person on record lists Wellford as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Celia Weston
Best known
Celia Weston
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wellford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wellford
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Julian Mayfield
1928–1984African-American actor, writer and director
Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990
Thomas E. Atkins
1921–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ken Harrelson
born 1941Baseball player and broadcaster from the United States
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Close by, the fullest list is Lyman’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellford 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 (17)
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Tolleson: Dorman High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deebo Samuel: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Harrelson: Frank_Thomas_and_Hawk_Harrelson.jpg: billymax85 derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Mayfield: Ddubois33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleigh Kurtz: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Lattimore: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Foster Chapman: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Fowler: Jack Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Foster: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gossett: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Thompson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Atkins: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Pride Jr.: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bentley: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fieldin Culbreth: DeMarlo_Hale,_Buck_Showalter,_umpires.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Javan Durham: Pegues, Albert Witherspoon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons