Famous people · Valley Park
Born near Valley Park: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Muddy Waters, was born in Rolling Fork, 19 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Valley Park. Across Mississippi, the lists cover 269 towns. The longest list of any town in Mississippi belongs to Hattiesburg, with 75.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Muddy Waters
Best known
Muddy Waters
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Park
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hank Jones
1918–2010American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
Skip James
1902–1969American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
Mike Espy
born 195325th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Lawrence Gordon
born 1936American film, television and executive producer
Walter Vinson
1901–1975American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Paul "Wine" Jones
1946–2005American contemporary blues guitarist and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Park 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)
- Muddy Waters: Jean-Luc Ourlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madam C. J. Walker: Addison Norton Scurlock / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Dixon: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Patton: Photo published by Paramount Records and the F. W. Boerner Company. Photographer uncredited and unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stella Stevens: General Electric Theater. It was not unusual for television networks, studios or program sponsors to use either an advertising or publicity agency for distribution of publicity material. In this case, GE used the publicity firm of Strauss and Irwin …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Smith: Bandphoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Jones: Ed Newman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beah Richards: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennie Thompson: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Barbour: George Armstrong/FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Espy: U.S. Department of Agriculture Bob Nichols/Photographer/United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Communications-Photography Services Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivien Thomas: not indicated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Burnett: BURNETT_Charles-24x30-2008.jpg: Studio Harcourt derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slick Watts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Henderson: Mykal Burns!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons