
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Mansfield
Vida Blue, born in Mansfield, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mike Johnson, with articles in 55 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Mansfield. The Louisiana lists hold names for 252 towns.
What stands out about South Mansfield’s famous people
Famous people born near South Mansfield
Nobody born in South Mansfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.
1949–2011American jazz musician, music director and band leader
Ramblin' Thomas
1902–1945American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter

Mike Johnson
born 1972Speaker of the United States House of Representatives





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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Mansfield, at 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Mansfield 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 (7)
- Mike Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Ashford: Walt Mancini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Carroll: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Parish: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dumars: 2004_Detroit_Pistons_congratulated_by_George_Bush.jpg: White House Press Secretary office. The link gives no specific photo credit. derivative work: Lpdrew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Harrison: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vida Blue: resedabear, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
