Famous people · Thaxton
Born near Thaxton: 36 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roger Wicker, from Pontotoc, 10 mi away. Elvis Presley is the most widely known, written about in 216 languages. No entry yet names Thaxton as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 262 of the towns in Mississippi.
Born nearby
36
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Elvis Presley
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thaxton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thaxton
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
Stan Kesler
1928–2020American musician, record producer and songwriter
Etta Zuber Falconer
1933–2002American mathematician & academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thaxton 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 (21)
- 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
- Lorenzen Wright: Lorenzen_Wright.JPG: Original uploader was Nick81aku at en.wikipedia derivative work: Amineshaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Guyton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepper Keenan: relux., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DK Metcalf: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert D. Stephens: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Murphree: Bain/Daniel Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Elzy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whiteside: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hood: NatalieMaynor from Jackson, Mississippi, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron L. Ford: "Winona Times" (Winona, MS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester W. Taylor: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elder Roma Wilson: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons