Famous people · Sylvarena
Born near Sylvarena: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Murriel Page, born in Louin, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Leontyne Price, with articles in 48 languages. No famous person on record lists Sylvarena as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Leontyne Price
Best known
Leontyne Price
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sylvarena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sylvarena
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Arthur Crudup
1905–1974American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
Lance Bass
born 1979American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer
Freeman King
1943–2002American film actor and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvarena 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 (8)
- Leontyne Price: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Andrews: László Josef Willinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Walston: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Bass: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsha Blackburn: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Boston: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Medgar Evers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Crudup: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons