Famous people · Wheeler
Born near Wheeler: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Elvis Presley is the most widely known, written about in 216 languages. Closest of all is David L. Hill, from Booneville, 6 mi away. The list for Wheeler is empty for now. 260 towns in Mississippi have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Elvis Presley
Best known
Elvis Presley
in 216 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheeler’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheeler
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Faulkner
1901–1963American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner
Jim Miller
born 1957Former American college and professional football player (punter)
Etta Zuber Falconer
1933–2002American mathematician & academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheeler 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 (7)
- Elvis Presley: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Faulkner: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diplo: mtheory LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula White-Cain: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Lunceford: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Zuber Falconer: autor desconegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tan White: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons