#1Music
Louis Jordan
1908–1975American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
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Famous people · Brinkley
Most of the 9 famous people born in Brinkley came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Louis Jordan leads the list, covered in 29 languages. Second place goes to the American musical artist and executive Al Bell, third to Tritobia Hayes Benjamin. Births span 1904 to 1976, from John Handcox to Herbert "Flight Time" Lang. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Louis Jordan
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
John Handcox
Youngest
1976
Herbert "Flight Time" Lang
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Brinkley
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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Writing & Arts
Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
1944–2014African-American art historian
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Through the years
When Brinkley’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brinkley is known for
Share of Brinkley’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brinkley
6 more, from 1904 to 1976.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Brinkley home
Born elsewhere, Tommy F. Robinson lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brinkley 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 (4)
- Louis Jordan: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Cooper Hearnes: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Handcox: Pattymooney, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy F. Robinson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons