#1Famous people · Moss Point
22 famous people from Moss Point, many of them athletes
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician William Meyers Colmer the best known. Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Eddie Glaude follow. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
William Meyers Colmer
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Walter M. Denny
Youngest
1990
Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Moss Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Moss Point is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Moss Point’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Moss Point
Counted by languages, William Meyers Colmer is ahead of Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Eddie Glaude: 6, 5 and 4.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Moss Point
The other 19 span the years 1853 to 1987.
John F. Brock
born 1948Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
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Sharon Caples McDougle
The first female and first African American promoted to the position of Manager of the Space Shuttle Crew Escape Equipment Processing department
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Theron Lynd
1920–1978American circuit clerk; who entered 6 years of litigation because of his discrimination practices around voter registration
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A chosen home
Also called Moss Point home
One more notable person made the town home: Toni Seawright.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Pascagoula’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moss Point 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 (10)
- William Meyers Colmer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silky Nutmeg Ganache: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Leslie: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damarius Bilbo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Brock: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Khayat: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Caples McDougle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Johnson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Seawright: Qseemie, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons