Walter Payton
1954–1999American football running back, Pro Football Hall of Famer
Famous people · Foxworth
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Foxworth
Walter Payton, born in Columbia, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Britney Spears, with articles in 146 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Foxworth. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
35 mi
Britney Spears
Best known
Britney Spears
in 146 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Foxworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Foxworth
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George T. Johnson
born 1948Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Beta Gamma Chapter
J. B. Lenoir
1929–1967African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
Fred Armisen
born 1966American comedian, actor and musician
Van Dyke Parks
born 1941American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foxworth 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 (14)
- Britney Spears: Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandy Norwood: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Lynn Spears: Jenniferh2525 (photo)Lucas (retouching), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Diddley: Published by Chess Records. Photographer unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Andrews: László Josef Willinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray J: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Jefferson: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald McRaney: Thomas Attila Lewis at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdog, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Payton: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Manning: visitelpaso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Professor Longhair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Spreitler: Salpi Bezdjian (SBEZSTARZ365), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Dyke Parks: Warner Bros. Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dell: Screenland Pub. Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons