Na'Taki Osborne Jelks
American environmental scientist
Famous people · Sebastopol
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sebastopol
Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, born in Walnut Grove, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Medgar Evers, with articles in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Sebastopol. No town in Mississippi lists more than Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Medgar Evers
Best known
Medgar Evers
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sebastopol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sebastopol
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ross Barnett
1898–1987Governor of Mississippi, 1960–1964
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
Freeman King
1943–2002American film actor and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sebastopol 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)
- Medgar Evers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Rush: Svein M Agnalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Crudup: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Ruffin: Motown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gray Triplett: Ylevental, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Stuart: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Kelly: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cannon: Topps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Johnson: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evers: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul B. Johnson, Sr.: Albert Frederick Daniel Studio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Na'Taki Osborne Jelks: MethanoJen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HARDY: Photo taken by Tanner Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Littlejohn: Lioneld ecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Houser: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons