
Born near Bogue Chitto: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Britney Spears is the most widely known, written about in 147 languages. Closest of all is Cindy Hyde-Smith, from Brookhaven, 11 mi away. The list for Bogue Chitto is empty for now. The Mississippi lists hold names for 265 towns.
What stands out about Bogue Chitto’s famous people
Famous people born near Bogue Chitto
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Henri Ford
1908–2002American photographer and writer






Laphonza Butler
born 1979American politician and labor union official
J. B. Lenoir
1929–1967African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
George T. Johnson
born 1948Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Beta Gamma Chapter

Paul Gayten
1920–1991American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bogue Chitto 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 (8)
- Britney Spears: Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Johnson: Robert Johnson (self-portrait), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandy Norwood: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Lynn Spears: Jenniferh2525 (photo)Lucas (retouching), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Diddley: Published by Chess Records. Photographer unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray J: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Hyde-Smith: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laphonza Butler: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons