Famous people · Puckett
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Puckett
Eudora Welty is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Closest of all is Paul Ramsey, from Mendenhall, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Puckett as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Eudora Welty
Best known
Eudora Welty
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Puckett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Puckett
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Arthur Crudup
1905–1974American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
Donald Gray Triplett
1933–2023American banker and the first person to be diagnosed with autism
Eudora Welty
1909–2001American short story writer, novelist and photographer
Richard Ford
born 1944American novelist and short story writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Puckett 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 (8)
- Eudora Welty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LeAnn Rimes: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Crudup: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Reeves: Tech. Sgt. D'Markus Burrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Johnson: Ak198712, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Mapp: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gray Triplett: Ylevental, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve McNair: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons