#1Famous people · Como
9 famous people were born in Como from 1881 to 1986
Articles in 7 languages make the American writer Stark Young the best known. R.L. Boyce and Rosa Lee Hill follow. The list’s best known name, Stark Young, dates from 1881. Only 51 of the 260 towns in Mississippi with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Stark Young
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Stark Young
Youngest
1986
Tommy Joe Martins
Most common field
Music
3 people
What stands out about Como’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Como’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
MusicSportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Como
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1RB#2
RH#3
Known for
What Como is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 6.1 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Como
Another 6, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Como 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 (4)
- Stark Young: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Aumuller, Al, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Joe Martins: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Jackson: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Chance: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons