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Music
J.D. Short
1902–1962American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist
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Famous people · Port Gibson
12 famous people were born in Port Gibson, more of them leaders than in most towns
J.D. Short is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Pete Brown and Yolanda Moore. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Pinckney R. Tully, born in 1824, and the youngest Yolanda Moore, born in 1974.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
J.D. Short
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Pinckney R. Tully
Youngest
1974
Yolanda Moore
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Port Gibson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Port Gibson is known for
Port Gibson has 2× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Port Gibson
Athletes take two of the three places.
PB#2
YM#3
Through the years
When Port Gibson’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Port Gibson
Still to come: 9 more, from 1824 to 1945.
Henry Hughes
1829–1862American lawyer, politician and Confederate Colonel from Mississippi
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A chosen home
Also called Port Gibson home
Born elsewhere, Samuel Ullman lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Gibson 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 (2)
- George William Butler: E. Von Seutter, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irwin Russell: Maurice Garland Fulton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons