#1Famous people · Fulton
From 1873 to 1992, Fulton was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Jimmie Lunceford, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Peggy Welch and Chad Ramey. The list comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Mississippi, at 14.3. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jimmie Lunceford
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
William P. Stribling
Youngest
1992
Chad Ramey
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Fulton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fulton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fulton
Three names lead: Jimmie Lunceford (16 languages), Peggy Welch (4) and Chad Ramey (2).
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Known for
What Fulton is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 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.
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Everyone else born in Fulton
The other 2 span the years 1873 to 1933.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fulton 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 (2)
- Jimmie Lunceford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Stribling: Dunbar Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons