#1Famous people · Jackson
The 5 famous people born in Jackson, led by Sturgill Simpson
Articles in 19 languages make the American singer Sturgill Simpson the best known. Jeffrey Reddick and Denver Grigsby follow. Born in 1901, Denver Grigsby is the first name on record, and Sturgill Simpson, born in 1978, the most recent. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sturgill Simpson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Denver Grigsby
Youngest
1978
Sturgill Simpson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Jackson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jackson’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jackson
Three names lead: Sturgill Simpson (19 languages), Jeffrey Reddick (11) and Denver Grigsby (4).
#1
#2
#3Known for
What Jackson is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jackson
Another 2, the earliest born in 1902.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Jackson?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Jackson’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Sturgill Simpson: Atlantic Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Reddick: Jeffreddick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Grigsby: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons