#1Famous people · Ripley
From 1845 to 1979, Ripley was the birthplace of 8 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the player of American football Kendall Simmons the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Mississippi, at 14.3. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Kendall Simmons
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
James Frank Hopkins
Youngest
1979
Kendall Simmons
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Ripley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ripley’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsFaithPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ripley
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1JF#2
Writing & Arts
John Faulkner
1901–1963American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Carroll Roberson
born 1955Protestant Christian Evangelist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Ripley is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ripley
A further 5 follow, born between 1845 and 1968.
Jim Miller
born 1957Former American college and professional football player (punter)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Donald Wildmon
1938–2023American Methodist clergyman, talk-show host, radio executive, conservative activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (3)
- Kendall Simmons: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Roberson: Woowoobeanie, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolly Stark: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons