Famous people · Charleston
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Charleston
David John Wilson, born in Midway, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul D. Boyer, with articles in 55 languages. No famous person’s birth in Charleston is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Paul D. Boyer
Best known
Paul D. Boyer
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Charleston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Charleston
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Julianne Hough
born 1988American dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter
Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charleston 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 (8)
- Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Holcomb: The U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan McMullin: New America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Johnson: M Robertson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert McCracken: Will Fresch from San Diego, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons