#1Famous people · Hazlehurst
Writers and artists stand out among the 17 famous people born in Hazlehurst
Articles in 58 languages make the American blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson the best known. Max Dale Cooper is second and Clifford Davis third. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 261 towns in Mississippi with famous people list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Robert Johnson
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Print Matthews
Youngest
1966
Lewis Tillman
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Hazlehurst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hazlehurst is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.3 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 Hazlehurst
Robert Johnson leads with articles in 58 languages, ahead of Max Dale Cooper (8) and Clifford Davis (6).
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#2Science & Medicine
Max Dale Cooper
born 1933American immunologist and Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Emory University
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Hazlehurst’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Hazlehurst
A further 14 follow, born between 1840 and 1966.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazlehurst 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 (6)
- Robert Johnson: Robert Johnson (self-portrait), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Dale Cooper: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lypsinka: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Tillman: Lutilly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mablean Ephriam: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons