Famous people · Saltillo
Born near Saltillo: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Saltillo. Next door, the list for Tupelo holds 56, Elvis Presley first. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Elvis Presley
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Saltillo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Saltillo
Nobody born in Saltillo is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Etta Zuber Falconer
1933–2002American mathematician & academic
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Tupelo counts 56 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saltillo 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 (15)
- 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
- Paula White-Cain: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Lunceford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden Thompson: Robman94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Gardner: upload Penarc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Childers: Congress.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert D. Stephens: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Elzy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons