#1Famous people · Tishomingo
Tishomingo is the birthplace of 5 famous people
At the top of the list is the American football player and coach Neill Armstrong, covered in 6 languages. Alfred P. Murrah, the attorney and judge, comes second, with Bill Spiller third. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Alfred P. Murrah, born in 1904, to Neill Armstrong, born in 1926.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Neill Armstrong
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Alfred P. Murrah
Youngest
1926
Neill Armstrong
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Tishomingo
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Tishomingo’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tishomingo is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tishomingo
2 more, best known first.
Richard Miles McCool
1922–2008United States Navy officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tishomingo 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 (4)
- Neill Armstrong: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred P. Murrah: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Spiller: QzDaddy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Miles McCool: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hodges Pone III, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons