#1Writing & Arts
Norris Church Mailer
1949–2010American writer; widow of Norman Mailer
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Famous people · Atkins
6 famous people were born in Atkins, more of them athletes than in most towns
Norris Church Mailer leads the list, covered in 4 languages. From Fred Bennett in 1902 to Norris Church Mailer in 1949, the births cover 47 years. Per head, the list is long: 20.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8. Only 48 of the 237 towns in Arkansas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Norris Church Mailer
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Fred Bennett
Youngest
1949
Norris Church Mailer
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Atkins’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Atkins is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Atkins
Three names lead: Norris Church Mailer (4 languages), Fred Bennett (3) and Ellis Kinder (2).
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When Atkins’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Everyone else born in Atkins
A further 3 follow, born between 1917 and 1921.
Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman
1920–1987American entomologist and researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atkins 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 (3)
- Norris Church Mailer: Lawrence Schiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Kinder: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Matthews: Ddawg7000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons