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Famous people · Pickens
2 famous people call Pickens their birthplace
The best known is the American activist Gus Courts, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Odas Nicholson, the American lawyer and judge. Gus Courts (1889) and Odas Nicholson (1924) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list in Mississippi is Hattiesburg’s, with 75 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Gus Courts
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Gus Courts
Youngest
1924
Odas Nicholson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Pickens
#2A chosen home
Also called Pickens home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Pickens, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pickens 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 (1)
- Odas Nicholson: Illinois Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons