#1Famous people · Bay Springs
The 4 famous people born in Bay Springs, led by Carolyn Jones-Young
Carolyn Jones-Young, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Haskins Montgomery and Freddye Harper Williams. Births span 1917 to 1969, from Freddye Harper Williams to Carolyn Jones-Young. In all of Mississippi, the famous people on record come from 269 towns.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carolyn Jones-Young
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Freddye Harper Williams
Youngest
1969
Carolyn Jones-Young
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Bay Springs
By how many languages cover them, Carolyn Jones-Young comes first (11), then Haskins Montgomery (3) and Freddye Harper Williams (1).
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Politics & Law
Freddye Harper Williams
1917–2001American newspaper columnist
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Through the years
When Bay Springs’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bay Springs 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 (1)
- Carolyn Jones-Young: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons