Famous people · Ovett
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ovett
Closest of all is Roy Cochran, from Richton, 11 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ovett as their birthplace yet. Leontyne Price is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Across Mississippi, 270 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Leontyne Price
Best known
Leontyne Price
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ovett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ovett
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lance Bass
born 1979American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer
Fred Armisen
born 1966American comedian, actor and musician
Van Dyke Parks
born 1941American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ovett 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 (13)
- Leontyne Price: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Andrews: László Josef Willinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Walston: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Bass: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsha Blackburn: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Boston: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald McRaney: Thomas Attila Lewis at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdog, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cochran: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Manning: visitelpaso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Spreitler: Salpi Bezdjian (SBEZSTARZ365), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Dyke Parks: Warner Bros. Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dell: Screenland Pub. Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Shows: Congressional Pictorial Directory - Photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons