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Famous people · Tylertown
10 famous people from Tylertown, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, covered in 30 languages. George T. Johnson is second and Jon Hinson third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 9 in all. From Babe Stovall in 1907 to Lester Holmes in 1969, the births cover 62 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ruby Bridges
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Babe Stovall
Youngest
1969
Lester Holmes
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Tylertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tylertown’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tylertown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Tylertown
Two of the three are leaders.
GJ#2
Sports
George T. Johnson
born 1948Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Beta Gamma Chapter
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Tylertown
The other 7 span the years 1907 to 1969.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tylertown 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 (2)
- Jon Hinson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Stovall: No machine-readable author provided. Artpoetry~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons