#1Famous people · Gulfport
56 famous people were born in Gulfport, more of them athletes than in most towns
Brett Favre, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Israel Broussard, third to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 32 of them. Births since 1970 account for 19 of the names.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Brett Favre
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Hub Walker
Youngest
2004
Aiden Flowers
Most common field
Sports
32 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Gulfport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gulfport’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 11 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gulfport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 Gulfport
First, Brett Favre (34 languages), then Israel Broussard (27) and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (27).
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Everyone else born in Gulfport
A further 53 follow, born between 1906 and 2004.
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Katie Booth
1907–2005(1907–2005) African American biomedical chemist and community activist. Born , to Joseph Patterson and Ida Coffye. She attended a one room scho
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Reba White Williams
1936–2024American author, philanthropist and expert on fine art prints
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Gulfport home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Gulfport, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Biloxi has the most people on record, 46 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gulfport 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 (23)
- 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
- Steven Palazzo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Holder: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lem Barney: Renee530, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Neyland: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bradley: Lincoln Ficek on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Murray: BMPpublicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Hayes: John F. Larsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aiden Flowers: MandyeFlowers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gee Walker: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Peterman: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tramaine Brock: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Melton: Chicago White Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanna Favre: Paul Cutler from Chaska, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Barkum: Jbarkum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Jones: Andy Lopusnak/AndysPictures.com, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Lawton: Barry Colla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Anderson Jr.: Billie Shaddix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.: Leffler, Warren K., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons