Famous people · Tucker
Born near Tucker: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Otis Rush, from Philadelphia, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Hayley Williams, with articles in 68 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tucker. No town in Mississippi lists more than Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Hayley Williams
Best known
Hayley Williams
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tucker’s famous people
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Famous people born near Tucker
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ross Barnett
1898–1987Governor of Mississippi, 1960–1964
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tucker 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 (15)
- Hayley Williams: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sela Ward: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: Victor Talking Machine Company (taken by Moss Photo, NYC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Medgar Evers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Rush: Svein M Agnalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryon Pittman Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Ruffin: Motown, Public domain, 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
- Van Chancellor: The original uploader was WKU1983 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons