Famous people · Boykins
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Boykins
Closest of all is Dwight Stephenson, from Murfreesboro, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Ella Mitchell, with articles in 15 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Boykins yet. In Virginia, 269 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Ella Mitchell
Best known
Ella Mitchell
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boykins’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boykins
Nobody born in Boykins is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Julian Myrick
1880–1969American insurance salesman and tennis promoter
Marshall Parker
1922–2008American politician in South Carolina
Colgate Darden
1897–1981American congressman and governor of Virginia
Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boykins 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)
- Richard Hudson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Y. Mason: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Brown: No machine-readable author provided. Gyrofrog assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Stith: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colgate Darden: "Daily Press" newspaper (Newport News, VA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jordan: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Dalton: SGT M.E. CHRISTAIN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynor Scheine: Krayfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons