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Famous people · Flowood
Of the 8 famous people born in Flowood, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American football player Gardner Minshew, with articles in 8 languages. Brent Leach, the American baseball player, comes second, with J. T. Ginn third. 7 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is J. Andrew Gipson’s, in 1976, and the last J. T. Ginn’s, in 1999.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Gardner Minshew
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1976
J. Andrew Gipson
Youngest
1999
J. T. Ginn
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Flowood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Flowood’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Flowood is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Flowood
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Flowood
5 more, 2 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Jackson, with 60.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flowood 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.
Photo credits (6)
- J. T. Ginn: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Mangum: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Beckwith: Jhn31, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Andrew Gipson: MississippiPolitical, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eudora Welty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Washington: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons