#1Famous people · Roxie
Richard Wright is the only name on the Roxie list
The American novelist and poet Richard Wright was born in 1908. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 52 languages have an article about them. In all of Mississippi, the famous people on record come from 261 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Richard Wright
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Richard Wright
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roxie 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.
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- Richard Wright: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons