Famous people · Grace
Born near Grace: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Muddy Waters, was born in Rolling Fork, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Grace is on record yet. 270 of the towns in Mississippi list at least one person. The longest list in Mississippi is Hattiesburg’s, with 75 names.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Muddy Waters
Best known
Muddy Waters
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grace’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grace
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Freddie Spruell
1893–1956American Delta blues guitarist and singer
Eddie "Guitar" Burns
1928–2012American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grace 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 (12)
- Muddy Waters: Jean-Luc Ourlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Henson: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Wilson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinetop Perkins: Cathy from Reno NV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thelma Houston: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Haywood: U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Kenny Kennemer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivien Thomas: not indicated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulis Williams: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Finn Carter: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slick Watts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Cochran: Ekko Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons