Famous people · Plantersville
Born near Plantersville: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, 6 mi away, is the closest. 265 towns in Mississippi have at least one famous person on record. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Plantersville. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Elvis Presley
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Plantersville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Plantersville
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Etta Zuber Falconer
1933–2002American mathematician & academic
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plantersville 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)
- Elvis Presley: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Faulkner: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diplo: mtheory LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Wicker: U.S. Senate Photo Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Cochran: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula White-Cain: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bukka White: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Grubbs: Flacourtophile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Lunceford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Jones: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Gardner: upload Penarc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Harmon: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Vernier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons