#1Famous people · Batesville
Of the 17 famous people born in Batesville, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 15 languages make the American racecar driver Mark Martin the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is William Read Miller’s, in 1823, and the last Ryan Mallett’s, in 1988. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.9 on the list, well above the typical Arkansas town’s 3.8.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Mark Martin
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
William Read Miller
Youngest
1988
Ryan Mallett
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Batesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Batesville is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
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 Batesville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Batesville
Counted by languages, Mark Martin is ahead of William Read Miller and Leslie Rutledge: 15, 11 and 8.
#1
#2Politics & Law
William Read Miller
1823–1887American politician, Arkansas
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Leslie Rutledge
born 1976Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas since 2023
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Batesville
Still to come: 14 more, from 1831 to 1988.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Batesville 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 (10)
- Mark Martin: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Read Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Rutledge: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Mallett: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Monday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Peel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Strong: LBJ Foundation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Griffith: Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Jo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Landers: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons