Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw, South Carolina ranks 7,370th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Natick, Massachusetts, Obukhiv, and Céligny. Memorable people born in Cheraw, South Carolina include Dizzy Gillespie, and David Thornton. Cheraw, South Carolina has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors. Cheraw, South Carolina is located in United States.
Cheraw is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2020 census. The greater Cheraw area in the zip code 29520 has a population of 13,689 according to the 2019 ACS data. It has been nicknamed "The Prettiest Town in Dixie". More than half the population is African American. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 1953, Cheraw, South Carolina was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Dizzy Gillespie, and David Thornton.
People Born in Cheraw, South Carolina
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Dizzy Gillespie
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1
David Thornton
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cheraw, South Carolina were musicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cheraw, South Carolina, including David Thornton. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cheraw, South Carolina, including Dizzy Gillespie.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Cheraw, South Carolina since 1700.
