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Famous people · Wyboo

Born near Wyboo: 23 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Ellison Adger Smyth Jr., from Summerton, 8 mi away. Joseph L. Goldstein is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wyboo. No town in South Carolina lists more than Florence, with 54.

#1 best knownJoseph L. GoldsteinScience & Medicine · born 1940
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Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Joseph L. Goldstein
Best known
Joseph L. Goldstein
in 47 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Wyboo’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Wyboo

They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miManning · 5Sumter · 5Holly Hill · 3Kingstree · 3Greeleyville · 2Summerton · 1Lane · 1St. Stephen · 1Turbeville · 1Wedgefield · 1Wyboo
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Ellison Adger Smyth Jr.

1863–1941

American professor, entomologist, ornithologist, scientific collector and football coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wyboo 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.

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