Leakesville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American football player Donnis Churchwell, covered in 3 languages. Kermit Davis Jr. is second and Walter Packer third. The first birth on record is Reed Green’s, in 1911, and the last Kermit Davis Jr.’s, in 1959. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all.
Born in Leakesville
Donnis Churchwell, Kermit Davis Jr. and Walter Packer are written about in 3, 2 and 2 languages.
#2When Leakesville’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Leakesville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leakesville 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 (2)
- Kermit Davis Jr.: Ole Miss Athletics, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Green: Mississippi Hall of Fame and Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
