#12 famous people were born in Scooba
Charles Jones, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The only other name is the American flying ace Abner M. Aust. The oldest name on the list belongs to Abner M. Aust, born in 1921, the newest to Charles Jones, born in 1962. The longest list in Mississippi is Hattiesburg’s, with 75 names.


Born in Scooba
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#2What Scooba is known for
Share of Scooba’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Scooba?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Scooba’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scooba 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 (2)
- Charles Jones: University of Houston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner M. Aust: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons