CITY

Population:
11756 (2000 census)

County:
Lafayette County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Mississippi	1848

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Fat Possum Records	1992

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry Brown	Novelist	9-Jul-1951	24-Nov-2004	Joe
Naomi Sims	Model	30-Mar-1948	1-Aug-2009	Pioneering black supermodel

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry Brown	Novelist	9-Jul-1951	24-Nov-2004	Joe
Barry Hannah	Author	23-Apr-1942	1-Mar-2010	High Lonesome
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet	Author	9-Jul-1790	9-Jul-1870	Georgia Scenes
Jamie L. Whitten	Politician	18-Apr-1910	9-Sep-1995	Congressman from Mississippi, 1941-95

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