Famous people · Latimer
Born near Latimer: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Chase Sherman, born in D'Iberville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eric Roberts, with articles in 54 languages. No entry yet names Latimer as a birthplace. The longest list in Mississippi is Hattiesburg’s, with 75 names.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Eric Roberts
Best known
Eric Roberts
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Latimer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Latimer
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
Steven Palazzo
born 1970U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Latimer 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 (20)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Favre: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Broussard: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Canaan: Murray State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthie Bolton: Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Palazzo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy "Orion" Ellis: originally uploaded by Halfshell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Barthé: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolu Smith: Pikraken, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Haines: RBChesterton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Crochet: Photo by Baumology (Twitter & Instagram @_baumology_), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Meyers Colmer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Edwards, Jr.: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raul Gonzalez: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silky Nutmeg Ganache: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons