Famous people · DeLisle
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of DeLisle
Closest of all is Gene Lang, from Pass Christian, 5 mi away. Eric Roberts is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. No famous person’s birth in DeLisle is on record yet. In Mississippi, 261 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Eric Roberts
Best known
Eric Roberts
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about DeLisle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near DeLisle
Nobody born in DeLisle is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Steven Palazzo
born 1970U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
Jai Johanny Johanson
born 1944American drummer and percussionist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is DeLisle and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Favre: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Broussard: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cailey Fleming: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Canaan: Murray State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Palazzo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Canzoneri: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Barthé: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Fontenot: CFIF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolu Smith: Pikraken, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Little: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier Paul: Shaun Ganley on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons