Famous people · Big Point
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Point
Tim Cook is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No famous person on record lists Big Point as their birthplace yet. The nearest, Brad Arnold, was born in Escatawpa, 7 mi away. 260 towns in Mississippi have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Tim Cook
Best known
Tim Cook
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Point
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jai Johanny Johanson
born 1944American drummer and percussionist
Tim Cook
born 1960American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
Lloyd J. Austin III
born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense
Gregory Benford
born 1941Science fiction author and astrophysicist
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Point 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 (15)
- Tim Cook: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd J. Austin III: Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aaron: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laverne Cox: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aron Jóhannsson: Steindy 21:34, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Canaan: Murray State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthie Bolton: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Mosley: Executive Office of the President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy "Orion" Ellis: originally uploaded by Halfshell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kennedy Winston: Sportingn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons