#114 famous people from Crystal Springs, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Pat Harrison, the American politician, with articles in 12 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Joseph Weldon Bailey, third to Larry Grantham. Percy Bland, born in 1970, is the youngest, and Elias Alford Rowan, born in 1837, the first on record. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period.
What stands out about Crystal Springs’ famous people
What Crystal Springs is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Crystal Springs
Ranked by languages covered: Pat Harrison with 12, then Joseph Weldon Bailey with 11 and Larry Grantham with 6.
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The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Crystal Springs
Here are 11 more, born from 1837 to 1970.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Springs 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 (7)
- Pat Harrison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Weldon Bailey: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Grantham: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Allen: ERICAJPHOTOS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Bland: Municipalstategy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Alford Rowan: Dunbar Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron S. McNeil: Dunbar Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons