#1Music
John Lee Hooker
1917–2001American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001)
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Famous people · Clarksdale
45 famous people were born in Clarksdale, more of them musicians than in most towns
John Lee Hooker, the American blues musician, is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 27 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1900 to 1999, from Willie Brown to Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Per head, the list is long: 31.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Mississippi has 14.3.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
John Lee Hooker
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Willie Brown
Youngest
1999
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Clarksdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clarksdale is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 5.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Clarksdale
Three names lead: John Lee Hooker (59 languages), Sam Cooke (58) and Ike Turner (51).
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When Clarksdale’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 12 people born in that decade.
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Everyone else born in Clarksdale
Another 42, 25 of them athletes.
Johnny B. Moore
born 1950American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Also called Clarksdale home
One more notable person made the town home: Tennessee Williams.
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Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksdale 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 (14)
- John Lee Hooker: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Cooke: RCA Victor Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Turner: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Ross: The 85 South Comedy Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Barron: Earl_Barron_and_Brendan_Haywood.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgton Jenkins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Conerly: University of Mississippi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Valentine: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Gray: H.t.unf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blind Mississippi Morris: Nolanbuc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Franklin: Apfenn1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Williams: Orlando Fernandez, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mitchell: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons