#1Music
Jai Johanny Johanson
born 1944American drummer and percussionist
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Famous people · Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs is the birthplace of 10 famous people
Most widely known is Jai Johanny Johanson, the American drummer and percussionist, with articles in 9 languages. Garrett Crochet and Al Young follow. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. Over 86 years of births, the list goes from Osborne Helveston (1913) to Garrett Crochet (1999).
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Jai Johanny Johanson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Osborne Helveston
Youngest
1999
Garrett Crochet
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ocean Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ocean Springs’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ocean Springs
The three are covered in 9, 6 and 5 languages: Jai Johanny Johanson, Garrett Crochet and Al Young.
#1
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Al Young
1939–2021American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter
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Known for
What Ocean Springs is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ocean Springs
The rest number 7, with 4 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ocean Springs home
One more notable person made the town home: Ellen Gilchrist.
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocean Springs 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 (9)
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Crochet: Photo by Baumology (Twitter & Instagram @_baumology_), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Young: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raul Gonzalez: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen N. Whiting: U.S. Space Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Moran: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy England: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Gilchrist: carmichaellibrary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons