CITY

Population:
18393 (2000 census)

County:
Jones County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marsha Blackburn	Politician	6-Jun-1952		Congresswoman, Tennessee 7th
Ralph Boston	Track and Field	9-May-1939		First long jumper to exceed 27 feet
Lee Calhoun	Track and Field	23-Feb-1933	22-Jun-1989	Olympic hurdler
Diane Ladd	Actor	29-Nov-1942		Chinatown
Chip Pickering	Politician	10-Aug-1963		Congressman from Mississippi, 1997-2009
Clinton Portis	Football	1-Sep-1981		Washington Redskins RB
Leontyne Price	Singer	10-Feb-1927		Operatic soprano
Ray Walston	Actor	2-Dec-1914	1-Jan-2001	My Favorite Martian

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