Famous people · Lyman
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lyman
The nearest, Brett Favre, was born in Gulfport, 7 mi away. Gulfport, which borders it, has 56 on its list, the best known Brett Favre. The best known of them is Eric Roberts, with articles in 54 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lyman yet.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Eric Roberts
Best known
Eric Roberts
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lyman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lyman
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
Jai Johanny Johanson
born 1944American drummer and percussionist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Gulfport lists the most people: 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyman 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 (14)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Cailey Fleming: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Canaan: Murray State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Palazzo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, 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
- Freddie Little: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larkin I. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons