#1Famous people · Yazoo City
40 famous people were born in Yazoo City, more of them musicians than in most towns
The best known is the American actress Stella Stevens, with articles in 32 languages. 26 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Alexander Boarman, born in 1839, to Alexander Hollins, born in 1996. For every 10,000 residents there are 39.1 on the list, well above the typical Mississippi town’s 14.3.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Stella Stevens
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Alexander Boarman
Youngest
1996
Alexander Hollins
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Yazoo City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Yazoo City is known for
Yazoo City has 1.8× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Yazoo City’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 9 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Yazoo City
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2
#3Politics & Law
Mike Espy
born 195325th United States Secretary of Agriculture
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Yazoo City
Still to come: 37 more, from 1839 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Yazoo City home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Sarah Mary Taylor the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yazoo City 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 (23)
- Stella Stevens: General Electric Theater. It was not unusual for television networks, studios or program sponsors to use either an advertising or publicity agency for distribution of publicity material. In this case, GE used the publicity firm of Strauss and Irwin …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Barbour: George Armstrong/FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Espy: U.S. Department of Agriculture Bob Nichols/Photographer/United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Communications-Photography Services Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Henderson: Mykal Burns!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Hamilton: bekahjan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Cox: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Brown: w:United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thea Bowman: KatieHutchison, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Boarman: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnett Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Moses: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Armstead: Alex Lozupone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tyler Caldwell: University of Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Barbour Jr.: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra M. Brown: Office of Senator Roger Wicker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Redding: This image or file is a work of a U.S. National Guard member or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hollins: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Passons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Miley: California Angels, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zanzye H.A. Hill: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Mary Taylor: Suzidog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons