
Born near Farmington: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Earle Meadows, was born in Corinth, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Farmington. Next door, the list for Corinth holds 19, Earle Meadows first. The Mississippi lists hold names for 265 towns.
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
Famous people born near Farmington
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Quinton Claunch
1921–2021American musician, songwriter, record producer and record label owner

Otis L. Floyd
1928–1993African-American university administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Corinth counts 19 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (6)
- Earle Meadows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brewer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden Thompson: Robman94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Childers: Congress.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Turner: CBS Radio (Columbia Broadcasting System)/photo by Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey Phillips: Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
