13 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Hamilton
Moses Hardy, born in Aberdeen, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in New Hamilton is on record yet. The best known of them is Tennessee Williams, with articles in 102 languages. In all of Mississippi, the famous people on record come from 265 towns.
What stands out about New Hamilton’s famous people
Famous people born near New Hamilton
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Larry Semon
1889–1928American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter






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Famous people from the towns next door
Hamilton leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hamilton 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 (7)
- Tennessee Williams: Orlando Fernandez, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Rice: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Armstrong: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Semon: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayes Jones: International newsreel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bukka White: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons