Famous people · Redwater
Born near Redwater: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Carthage lists the most: 8, with John Johnson first. The nearest, John Johnson, was born in Carthage, 3 mi away. Oprah Winfrey is the most widely known, written about in 135 languages. The list for Redwater is empty for now.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Oprah Winfrey
Best known
Oprah Winfrey
in 135 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Redwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Redwater
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ross Barnett
1898–1987Governor of Mississippi, 1960–1964
Oprah Winfrey
born 1954American talk show host, actress, producer, and author
James Meredith
born 1933American political activist & writer
Charlie Musselwhite
born 1944American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
David Herbert Donald
1920–2009American historian of the American Civil War
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
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Carthage has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redwater 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)
- Oprah Winfrey: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Rush: Svein M Agnalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Crudup: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meredith: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Musselwhite: Mikesfox, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gray Triplett: Ylevental, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lomax: Ruby Terrill Lomax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Stuart: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Landreth: Truejustice, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Kelly: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cannon: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinndary Weatherspoon: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheri Biggs: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Herbert Donald: White House photo by Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul B. Johnson, Sr.: Albert Frederick Daniel Studio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons