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Famous people · Taylorsville

4 famous people call Taylorsville their birthplace

The best known is the mississippi farmer and congressman Prentiss Walker, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Tim Duckworth and Marcus Keyes. The list runs from Prentiss Walker, born in 1917, to Tim Duckworth, born in 1982. The Mississippi lists hold names for 269 towns.

#1 best knownPrentiss WalkerPolitics & Law · 1917–1998
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Prentiss Walker
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Prentiss Walker
Youngest
1982
Tim Duckworth
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Taylorsville

Two of the three are athletes.

Prentiss Walker#1
Politics & Law

Prentiss Walker

1917–1998

Mississippi farmer and congressman

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TD#2
Sports

Tim Duckworth

born 1982

Player of American football

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MK#3
Sports

Marcus Keyes

born 1973

American football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Taylorsville’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1970s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Prentiss Walker
Politics & LawSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Taylorsville is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Taylorsville

1 more, best known first.

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Nic Lott

born 1979

American politician; first African-American student body president

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylorsville 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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