#1Famous people · Laurel
Musicians stand out among the 36 famous people born in Laurel
The best known is the african-american soprano Leontyne Price, with articles in 48 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 24 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 261 towns in Mississippi with famous people list more. 8 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Leontyne Price
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
C. T. Singleton, Jr.
Youngest
1990
Jamie Bender
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Laurel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Laurel is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Laurel
Leontyne Price leads with articles in 48 languages, ahead of Ray Walston (37) and Lance Bass (36).
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Lance Bass
born 1979American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer
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Through the years
When Laurel’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 8.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Laurel
33 more names, born between 1905 and 1990.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Laurel home
Born elsewhere, Parker Posey lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Ellisville has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laurel 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)
- Leontyne Price: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Walston: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Bass: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsha Blackburn: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Boston: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Pickering: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Myer: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons