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Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Durant
Durant is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American football player Buford McGee the best known. Minerva Hamilton Hoyt is the only other name on the list. Over 94 years of births, the list goes from Minerva Hamilton Hoyt (1866) to Buford McGee (1960). 260 towns across Mississippi can name a famous person born there.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Buford McGee
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
Youngest
1960
Buford McGee
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Durant
MH#2
Politics & Law
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
1866–1945American horticulturalist, socialite, and civic activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durant 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.