People from Jones County, Mississippi

The list People from Jones County, Mississippi includes Leah Laviano, Chris McDaniel, Luke McDaniel, Jack Pierce and Stacey E. Pickering. The list consists of 19 members and 2 sublists.

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Jones County, Mississippi

U.S. county in Mississippi

People from Ellisville, Mississippi
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People from Laurel, Mississippi
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Leah Laviano

American beauty pageant contestant

Overview: Leah Laviano is an American teacher, model and beauty pageant titleholder who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2008.

Date of birth: 22 March 1988

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

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People from Antioch, California 43T

Miss USA 2008 delegates 28T

1988 births 20,146T
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Newton Knight

American Civil War guerilla

Overview: Newton Knight (November 1837 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier and Southern Unionist, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate Army deserters that turned ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1829

Date of death: 16 February 1922

Age: 92 (age at death)

Nationality: American

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Baptists from Mississippi 101T

American Calvinist and Reformed Christians 37T

Southern Unionists in the American Civil War 134T
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Chris McDaniel

American politician

Overview: Christopher Brian McDaniel (born June 28, 1971) is an American attorney, talk radio host, and Republican Party politician who has served in the Mississippi State Senate since 2008. McDaniel was a candidate ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Baptists from Mississippi 101T

21st-century American lawyers 1,056T

Non-interventionism 242T
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Luke McDaniel

American musician

Overview: Luke McDaniel (February 3, 1927 – June 27, 1992), who also recorded under the stage name Jeff Daniels, was an American country and rockabilly music singer and songwriter. He was the grandfather of Mis ...

Date of birth: 3 February 1927

Date of death: 27 June 1992

Age: 65 (age at death)

Occupation: Songwriter

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Trumpet Records artists 13T

Singers from Mississippi 176T

20th-century American singers 5,176T
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Jack Pierce

American baseball player

Overview: Lavern Jack Pierce (June 2, 1949 – September 13, 2012) was a professional baseball player. Pierce played in parts of three seasons in the majors from 1973 until 1975 with the Atlanta Braves and Detroit ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1948

Date of death: 13 September 2012

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen 167T

American expatriate baseball players in Mexico 692T

Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame inductees 70T
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Albennie Jones

American singer

Overview: Albennie Jones (November 29, 1914 – June 24, 1989), also credited as Albinia Jones, was an American blues and jazz singer who recorded in the mid and late 1940s.

Date of birth: 29 November 1914

Date of death: 24 June 1989

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century American singers 5,176T

African-American female singers 740T
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Doug Satcher

American football player (born 1945)

Overview: Doug Satcher is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the Boston Patriots

Date of birth: 28 May 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Football (American)

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American Football League players 814T

Boston Patriots players 171T

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players 153T
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Stacey E. Pickering

American politician

Overview: Stacey Eugene Pickering (born July 12, 1968) is the former State Auditor of Mississippi, a position that he filled from 2008 until his resignation in July 2018. His resignation came after accepting the ...

Date of birth: 12 July 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

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Baptists from Mississippi 101T

Military personnel from Mississippi 79T

21st-century American politicians 12,658T
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Ronnie Shows

American politician

Overview: Clifford Ronald Shows (born January 26, 1947) is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi.

Date of birth: 26 January 1947

Age: 78

Occupation: Politician

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Schoolteachers from Mississippi 15T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T

Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives 4,764T
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Roy M. Wheat

American, Military

Overview: Roy Mitchell Wheat (July 24, 1947 – August 11, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.

Date of birth: 24 July 1947

Date of death: 11 August 1967

Age: 20 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Military

Gender: Male

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Recipients of the Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) 296T

United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War 438T

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients 301T
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Doug Shanks

Overview: Douglas William Shanks (October 25, 1946 - September 4, 2023) was an American college baseball coach. He was a city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi and was on their city council. He served as the ...

Date of birth: 1947

Date of death: 4 September 2023

Age: 76 (age at death)

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Shad White

42nd Auditor of Mississippi

Overview: Shadrack Tucker White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) serving as the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi. He previously served as Director of the M ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1985

Age: 39

Occupation: Politician

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Thermon Blacklidge

American basketball player

Overview: Thermon Talmadge "Blackie" Blacklidge (March 19, 1920 – July 6, 1972) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League during the ...

Date of birth: 19 March 1920

Date of death: 6 July 1972

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Shad White

Overview: Shadrack Tucker "Shad" White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician serving as the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi. He previously served as Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1985

Age: 39

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Bobby Shows

American politician (1938–2019)

Overview: Clebern Hilburn "Bobby" Shows Jr. (August 28, 1938 – January 20, 2019) was an American Republican politician.

Date of birth: 28 August 1938

Date of death: 20 January 2019

Age: 80 (age at death)

Occupation: Politician

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2019 deaths 9,204T

2019 deaths 6,613T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T
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Amos McLemore

American minister

Overview: Amos McLemore (August 23, 1823 – October 5, 1863) of Jones County, Mississippi, was a schoolteacher, Methodist Episcopal minister and merchant. The oldest son of John and Anna Maria McLemore, he opposed ...

Date of birth: 1823

Date of death: 1863

Age: 39 (age at death)

Nationality: American

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19th-century Methodist ministers 110T

Confederate States Army officers 807T

People of Mississippi in the American Civil War 81T
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Ira Clinton Welborn

United States Army Colonel, Medal of Honor recipient

Overview: Ira Clinton Welborn (February 13, 1874 – July 13, 1956) was a United States Army colonel who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 2, 1898, at Santiago, Cuba.

Date of birth: 13 February 1874

Date of death: 13 July 1956

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Military

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United States Army Medal of Honor recipients 1,916T

Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor 112T

American military personnel of the Philippine–American War 267T
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Osee Fagan

American politician

Overview: Osee Robert Fagan (1924 - December 2014) was a lawyer, prosecutor, state legislator, and judge in Florida. His wife was murdered by a deaf mute man he was prosecuting. He was born in Mississippi. His father ...

Date of birth: 1924

Date of death: December 2014

Age: 90 (age at death)

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John R. Baylis

Chemist

Overview: John Robert Baylis (May 11, 1885 – October 31, 1963) was an American chemist and sanitary engineer. His career extended from about 1905 to 1963 and he is best known for his work in applied research to ...

Date of birth: 11 May 1885

Date of death: 31 October 1963

Age: 78 (age at death)

Occupation: Chemist

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