Joseph Emile Harley
1880–1942Governor of South Carolina, 1941-1942
Famous people · Windsor
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Windsor
Eartha Kitt is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. Closest of all is Joseph Emile Harley, from Williston, 8 mi away. No entry yet names Windsor as a birthplace. Across South Carolina, the lists cover 204 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Eartha Kitt
Best known
Eartha Kitt
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Windsor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Windsor
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bubber Miley
1903–1932American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windsor 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 (14)
- Eartha Kitt: Jyh-Lurn Chang @ Homo olympus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Collier: CBS Radio Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Hutto: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Brownley: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubber Miley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Emile Harley: University of South Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Miller: Texas state photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James O'H. Patterson: James Calvin Hemphill, editor. Men of Mark Publishing (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackie Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafael Bush: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa L. Fulmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons