Ida B. Wells
1862–1931American journalist and civil rights activist
Famous people · Waterford
Born near Waterford: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Ida B. Wells, born in Holly Springs, 9 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Waterford. The best known of them is William Faulkner, with articles in 149 languages. In Mississippi, 270 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
William Faulkner
Best known
William Faulkner
in 149 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waterford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waterford
Nobody born in Waterford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Syl Johnson
1936–2022American blues and soul singer and record producer
Stan Kesler
1928–2020American musician, record producer and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterford 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 (8)
- William Faulkner: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida B. Wells: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred McDowell: [1], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kamala: Flickr: "swiftwj", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzen Wright: Lorenzen_Wright.JPG: Original uploader was Nick81aku at en.wikipedia derivative work: Amineshaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Guyton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Syl Johnson: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepper Keenan: relux., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons