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Dickinson-Moore House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Arkansas City
The 2 famous people born in Arkansas City, led by Maxie Parks
At the top of the list is the American sprinter Maxie Parks, covered in 17 languages. The other is Vernon Haynes. Born in 1910, Vernon Haynes is the first name on record, and Maxie Parks, born in 1951, the most recent. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Maxie Parks
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Vernon Haynes
Youngest
1951
Maxie Parks
The best known
Born in Arkansas City
VH#2
Sports
Vernon Haynes
1910–1973American football and basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arkansas City 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.