#1Film, TV & Stage
Oprah Winfrey
born 1954American talk show host, actress, producer, and author
135 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Kosciusko
Oprah Winfrey and 19 more famous people were born in Kosciusko
135 languages have an article about Oprah Winfrey. Second place goes to the American political activist & writer James Meredith, third to Charlie Musselwhite. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 10 of them. The list comes to 28.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.3 in the typical town in Mississippi.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Oprah Winfrey
in 135 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Charles Betts Galloway
Youngest
1979
Topher Payne
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Kosciusko’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Kosciusko
The three are covered in 135, 20 and 17 languages: Oprah Winfrey, James Meredith and Charlie Musselwhite.
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#2Politics & Law
James Meredith
born 1933American political activist & writer
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Charlie Musselwhite
born 1944American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Kosciusko’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaithFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kosciusko is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Kosciusko
Of the other 17, 6 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kosciusko 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 (8)
- Oprah Winfrey: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meredith: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Musselwhite: Mikesfox, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheri Biggs: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Miller: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Comfort Leonard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Chapman: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons