15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakeview
The nearest, Betty Blue, was born in West Memphis, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Morgan Freeman, with articles in 127 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lakeview is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
What stands out about Lakeview’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakeview
Nobody born in Lakeview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








Olivia Holt
born 1997American actress and singer-songwriter
Doctor Ross
1925–1993American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeview 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)
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Bates: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Jones: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannen Doherty: Wilson Cleveland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hale: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginnifer Goodwin: User:David Shankbone (David Shankbone), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Holt: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons