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Famous people · Walls
From 1885 to 1997, Walls was the birthplace of 3 famous people
J. B. Martin, the American baseball executive, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Behind the leader come Leslie B. McLemore and Martaveous McKnight. The list’s best known name, J. B. Martin, dates from 1885. 260 of the towns in Mississippi list at least one person.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
J. B. Martin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
J. B. Martin
Youngest
1997
Martaveous McKnight
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Walls
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Walls is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walls 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)
- Leslie B. McLemore: Natalie Maynor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martaveous McKnight: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons