#1Famous people · Tupelo
Of the 56 famous people born in Tupelo, none is better known than Elvis Presley
216 languages have an article about the American singer and actor Elvis Presley. The next two names are Diplo and Paula White-Cain. The largest group, 27, was born since 1970. Over 117 years of births, the list goes from William L. Clayton (1880) to Burke Fahling (1997).
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
William L. Clayton
Youngest
1997
Burke Fahling
Most common field
Sports
29 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Tupelo’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Tupelo
Counted by languages, Elvis Presley is ahead of Diplo and Paula White-Cain: 216, 38 and 22.
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#3Through the years
When Tupelo’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 11 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tupelo is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
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 Tupelo
Still to come: 53 more, from 1880 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Tupelo home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Tupelo, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Verona has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tupelo 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.
Photo credits (23)
- Elvis Presley: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diplo: mtheory LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula White-Cain: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Nunnelee: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Clayton: United States Army Signal Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Woodruff: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Carrington: J. Van Meter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Gilliam: Bangabandhu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Mabry: Tinamabryassistant, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stratton: Paul Weistein, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dusty Hughes: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Reese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarious Jackson: Urban Mixer (Raj Taneja), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arceto Clark: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Reese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reed: White House Television Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kareem Moore: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Boggan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Meredith: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Wicker: U.S. Senate Photo Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester W. Taylor: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons