Famous people · Gulf Hills
Born near Gulf Hills: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jai Johanny Johanson, was born in Ocean Springs, 2 mi away. Eric Roberts is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gulf Hills. Over the border in Ocean Springs, 10 names are on record, led by Jai Johanny Johanson.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Eric Roberts
Best known
Eric Roberts
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gulf Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gulf Hills
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
Steven Palazzo
born 1970U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ocean Springs has the most on record, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gulf Hills 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 (15)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Favre: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Broussard: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Canaan: Murray State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Palazzo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy "Orion" Ellis: originally uploaded by Halfshell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Barthé: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolu Smith: Pikraken, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Crochet: Photo by Baumology (Twitter & Instagram @_baumology_), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Meyers Colmer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons