Belzoni, Mississippi
Belzoni, Mississippi ranks 4,864th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Traralgon, Tauresium, and Bled. Memorable people born in Belzoni, Mississippi include Pinetop Perkins, Ernie Terrell, and Otis Spann. Belzoni, Mississippi has been the birth place of many singers, and boxers. Belzoni, Mississippi is located in United States.
Belzoni is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,235 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County. It was named for the 19th-century Italian archaeologist/explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1913 and 1939, Belzoni, Mississippi was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Pinetop Perkins, Ernie Terrell, and Otis Spann.
People Born in Belzoni, Mississippi
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Pinetop Perkins
SINGER
1913 - 2011
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1
Ernie Terrell
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 2
Otis Spann
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1970
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belzoni, Mississippi were singers (1), boxers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, boxers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Belzoni, Mississippi, including Ernie Terrell. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belzoni, Mississippi, including Pinetop Perkins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Belzoni, Mississippi since 1700.
