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Famous people · Water Valley
6 famous people were born in Water Valley from 1857 to 1972
The best known is the American archaeologist James A. Ford, with articles in 4 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Mississippi, at 14.3. James A. Ford, the best known, was born in 1911.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
James A. Ford
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Henry Jackson Lewis
Youngest
1972
Bryant Mix
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Water Valley
Ranked by languages covered: James A. Ford with 4, then Bryant Mix with 3 and Lloyd L. Gaines with 3.
BM#2
LG#3
Through the years
When Water Valley’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Water Valley is known for
Water Valley has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Water Valley
Still to come: 3 more, from 1857 to 1919.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Water Valley 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 (1)
- Henry Jackson Lewis: H. J. Lewis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons