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Famous people · Crystal Springs

14 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.

#1 best knownPat HarrisonPolitics & Law · 1881–1941
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Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Pat Harrison
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Elias Alford Rowan
Youngest
1970
Percy Bland
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people

What stands out about Crystal Springs’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

The best known

Born in Crystal Springs

Ranked by languages covered: Pat Harrison with 12, then Joseph Weldon Bailey with 11 and Larry Grantham with 6.

Pat Harrison#1
Politics & Law

Pat Harrison

1881–1941

American politician

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Joseph Weldon Bailey#2
Politics & Law

Joseph Weldon Bailey

1862–1929

American politician

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Larry Grantham#3
Sports

Larry Grantham

1938–2017

American football player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Crystal Springs’s famous people were born

The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Myron S. McNeilLarry GranthamPercy Bland
Politics & LawSportsMusicMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Crystal Springs

Here are 11 more, born from 1837 to 1970.

GK

George Kinard

1916–2000

American football player

MT

Malcolm Taylor

born 1960

American football player

BB

Barbara Blanton

born 1937

American politician from Mississippi

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
BB

Bruce M. Bailey

1935–2022

United States Marine

PR

Phil Redding

1889–1928

American baseball player

TF

Tom Funchess

born 1944

American football player

Elias Alford Rowan

Elias Alford Rowan

1837–1912

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HA

Hulette F. Aby

1879–1935

American attorney

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Myron S. McNeil

Myron S. McNeil

1873–1944

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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.

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