#1Famous people · Pontotoc
Most of the 19 famous people born in Pontotoc came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 30 languages make the American lawyer and politician Roger Wicker the best known. Behind the leader come Thad Cochran and Robert Pitts. Per head, the list is long: 32.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Mississippi has 14.3. Cyrus Harris (1817) and Steve Pegues (1968) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Roger Wicker
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Cyrus Harris
Youngest
1968
Steve Pegues
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Pontotoc
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
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#3Through the years
When Pontotoc’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pontotoc is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.9 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.
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Everyone else born in Pontotoc
The rest number 16, with 3 musicians among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pontotoc 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 (6)
- Roger Wicker: U.S. Senate Photo Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Cochran: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Elzy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Flynt: Allen Patterson from Auburn, Alabama, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth H. West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons