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Famous people · Mayersville

Mayersville’s famous people span 101 years: 3 births from 1880 to 1981

Most widely known is Anthony Harris, the player of American football, with articles in 3 languages. William Stamps Farish II is second and Hazlewood Power Farish third. The list’s best known name, Anthony Harris, dates from 1981. In all of Mississippi, the famous people on record come from 260 towns.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Anthony Harris
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Hazlewood Power Farish
Youngest
1981
Anthony Harris
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Mayersville

Anthony Harris, William Stamps Farish II and Hazlewood Power Farish are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.

AH#1
Sports

Anthony Harris

born 1981

Player of American football

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WI#2
Business

William Stamps Farish II

1881–1942

American businessman

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HF#3
Politics & Law

Hazlewood Power Farish

1880–1958

Mississippi politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayersville 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.