Famous people · Randolph
Born near Randolph: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Leroy Foster, from Algoma, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Randolph is on record yet. Elvis Presley is the most widely known, written about in 216 languages. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Elvis Presley
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Randolph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Randolph
Nobody born in Randolph is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
Etta Zuber Falconer
1933–2002American mathematician & academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randolph 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 (16)
- 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
- Bobbie Gentry: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hardin: Louisiana State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Lorenzen Wright: Lorenzen_Wright.JPG: Original uploader was Nick81aku at en.wikipedia derivative work: Amineshaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Guyton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepper Keenan: relux., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DK Metcalf: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons