#1Famous people · Courtland
3 famous people call Courtland their birthplace
Articles in 5 languages make the American actor Lawrence B. McGill the best known. Behind the leader come Calvin Chapman and Ed Chapman. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from Lawrence B. McGill (1867) to Calvin Chapman (1910). 270 of the towns in Mississippi list at least one person.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lawrence B. McGill
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Lawrence B. McGill
Youngest
1910
Calvin Chapman
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Courtland
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Lawrence B. McGill, Calvin Chapman and Ed Chapman.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Courtland 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)
- Lawrence B. McGill: U.S. Printing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons