Born near Kearney Park: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, E. C. Coleman, was born in Flora, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Faith Hill, with articles in 59 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Kearney Park. Hattiesburg has the most of any town in Mississippi: 75.
What stands out about Kearney Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Kearney Park
Nobody born in Kearney Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Skip James
1902–1969American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter



Eudora Welty
1909–2001American short story writer, novelist and photographer

Richard Ford
born 1944American novelist and short story writer


Lawrence Gordon
born 1936American film, television and executive producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kearney Park 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 (7)
- Faith Hill: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eudora Welty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LeAnn Rimes: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stella Stevens: General Electric Theater. It was not unusual for television networks, studios or program sponsors to use either an advertising or publicity agency for distribution of publicity material. In this case, GE used the publicity firm of Strauss and Irwin …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Smith: Bandphoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Barbour: George Armstrong/FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Reeves: Tech. Sgt. D'Markus Burrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons