
Born near Hurley: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brad Arnold, from Escatawpa, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Tim Cook, with articles in 80 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hurley. Across Mississippi, the lists cover 260 towns.
What stands out about Hurley’s famous people
Famous people born near Hurley
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Tim Cook
born 1960American business executive, former Apple executive chairman

Lloyd J. Austin III
born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense


Gregory Benford
born 1941Science fiction author and astrophysicist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hurley 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 (8)
- Tim Cook: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd J. Austin III: Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aaron: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laverne Cox: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aron Jóhannsson: Steindy 21:34, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthie Bolton: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons