
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nellieburg
Hayley Williams, born in Meridian, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Meridian has the longest list: 68, with Hayley Williams at the top. Not one famous person on record comes from Nellieburg yet. No town in Mississippi lists more than Hattiesburg, with 75.
What stands out about Nellieburg’s famous people
Famous people born near Nellieburg
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.















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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Meridian: 68.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nellieburg 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 (15)
- Hayley Williams: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sela Ward: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonio McDyess: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: Victor Talking Machine Company (taken by Moss Photo, NYC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Medgar Evers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Rush: Svein M Agnalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryon Pittman Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Ruffin: Motown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Stuart: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Kelly: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cannon: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Johnson: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evers: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Jones: University of Houston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Houser: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
