Springfield Plantation · Photo: Lordoliver at en.wikipedia · Public domainFayette has yet to put a famous person on the list
No town in Mississippi lists more than Hattiesburg, with 75. After Hattiesburg, the next longest list in Mississippi is Meridian’s, with 68. Famous people are on record for 260 of the towns in Mississippi.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Fayette), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Fayette has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayette 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.