Famous people · Tula
Born near Tula: 31 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lorenzen Wright, was born in Oxford, 12 mi away. William Faulkner is the most widely known, written about in 147 languages. No famous person’s birth in Tula is on record yet. The Mississippi lists hold names for 270 towns.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
William Faulkner
Best known
William Faulkner
in 147 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tula’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tula
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stan Kesler
1928–2020American musician, record producer and songwriter
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tula 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)
- William Faulkner: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Wicker: U.S. Senate Photo Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Cochran: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hardin: Louisiana State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bukka White: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Pepper Keenan: relux., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DK Metcalf: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Jones: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, 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
- David R. Bowen: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whiteside: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons