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Famous people · Eupora

6 famous people were born in Eupora, more of them leaders than in most towns

The best known is the American politician Thomas Abernethy, with articles in 6 languages. Thomas Abernethy (1903) and Derrick Jones (1994) mark the two ends of the list. 2 were born in 1970 or later. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.

#1 best knownThomas AbernethyPolitics & Law · 1903–1998
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas Abernethy
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Thomas Abernethy
Youngest
1994
Derrick Jones
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Eupora’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Eupora is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.2 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Eupora’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Thomas Abernethy
Politics & LawSports

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

The best known

Born in Eupora

Leaders take two of the three places.

Thomas Abernethy#1
Politics & Law

Thomas Abernethy

1903–1998

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
QP#2
Sports

Quentin Pryor

born 1983

American Basketball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CR#3
Politics & Law

Charlie Ross

born 1956

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Eupora

A further 3 follow, born between 1907 and 1994.

DJ

Derrick Jones

born 1994

American football player

JH

Johnie Hammond

born 1932

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JP

Joseph Turner Patterson

1907–1969

Mississippi Attorney General

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eupora 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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