Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi ranks 9,793rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vauxhall, Liverpool, Newquay, and Cornellà de Llobregat. Memorable people born in Pontotoc, Mississippi include Roger Wicker, and Thad Cochran. Pontotoc, Mississippi has been the birth place of many politicians. Pontotoc, Mississippi is located in United States.
Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, “Land of the Hanging Grapes.” A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register. The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, part of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy, ceded millions of acres of Native American lands and relocated the Chicakasaw west of the Mississippi River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1951, Pontotoc, Mississippi was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Roger Wicker, and Thad Cochran.
People Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Roger Wicker
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 1
Thad Cochran
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pontotoc, Mississippi were politicians (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, including Roger Wicker, and Thad Cochran. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontotoc, Mississippi, including Roger Wicker, and Thad Cochran.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Pontotoc, Mississippi since 1700.
