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Famous people · Wesson

Wesson’s famous people span 108 years: 5 births from 1889 to 1997

Articles in 6 languages make the American Delta blues guitarist and singer Houston Stackhouse the best known. Lawrence R. Ellzey and Booker Brown follow. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list’s best known name, Houston Stackhouse, dates from 1910.

#1 best knownHouston StackhouseMusic · 1910–1980
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Houston Stackhouse
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Luther R. Stevens
Youngest
1997
Farrod Green
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Wesson’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Wesson’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1910s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Luther R. StevensHouston Stackhouse
SportsMusicPolitics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Wesson

Ranked by languages covered: Houston Stackhouse with 6, then Lawrence R. Ellzey with 4 and Booker Brown with 3.

Houston Stackhouse#1
Music

Houston Stackhouse

1910–1980

American Delta blues guitarist and singer

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LE#2
Politics & Law

Lawrence R. Ellzey

1891–1977

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BB#3
Sports

Booker Brown

1952–2022

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Wesson is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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 Wesson

Another 2, the earliest born in 1889.

FG

Farrod Green

born 1997

American football tight end

Luther R. Stevens

Luther R. Stevens

1889–1973

American military officer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wesson 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.

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