Fred Armisen
born 1966American comedian, actor and musician
Famous people · West Hattiesburg
Born near West Hattiesburg: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred Armisen, from Hattiesburg, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Leontyne Price, with articles in 48 languages. The list for West Hattiesburg is empty for now. 271 towns across Mississippi can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Leontyne Price
Best known
Leontyne Price
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Hattiesburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Hattiesburg
Nobody born in West Hattiesburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Van Dyke Parks
born 1941American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
Walter Payton
1954–1999American football running back, Pro Football Hall of Famer
Lance Bass
born 1979American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer
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Of the towns around it, Hattiesburg has the most on record: 75.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Hattiesburg 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 (18)
- Leontyne Price: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Andrews: László Josef Willinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Walston: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Bass: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsha Blackburn: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Boston: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald McRaney: Thomas Attila Lewis at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdog, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cochran: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Payton: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Manning: visitelpaso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Spreitler: Salpi Bezdjian (SBEZSTARZ365), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Dyke Parks: Warner Bros. Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve McNair: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Alford: https://www.flickr.com/people/134052272@N07, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larkin I. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Shows: Congressional Pictorial Directory - Photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Myer: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eagle Day: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons