#1Famous people · Arkadelphia
19 famous people were born in Arkadelphia, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Bo Nix, the American football player, with articles in 9 languages. Kevin Williams, the American football player, comes second, with William J. Holloway third. In the age of mills and railroads, 9 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 18.8 on the list, well above the typical Arkansas town’s 3.8.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Bo Nix
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
William J. Holloway
Youngest
2000
Elizabeth Williams
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Arkadelphia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Arkadelphia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Arkadelphia’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Arkadelphia
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Arkadelphia
Another 16, 10 of them athletes.
Bo Rowland
1903–1964American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
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A chosen home
Also called Arkadelphia home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Arkadelphia, though born elsewhere.
Harris Flanagin
1817–1874Governor of Arkansas from 1862 to 1864, and in exile from 1864 to 1865
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arkadelphia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Bo Nix: Auburn Athletics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Williams: TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Holloway: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winston P. Wilson: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Reynolds: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wonderful Smith: Radio Daily, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Flanagin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons