Lyceum-The Circle Historic District · Photo: The original uploader was Enjoybeta at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0No one from University is on the famous people list yet
No town in Mississippi lists more than Hattiesburg, with 75. After Hattiesburg, the next longest list in Mississippi is Meridian’s, with 68. 261 of the towns in Mississippi list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is University), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in University has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is University 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.