#1Famous people · Clarksville
Of the 10 famous people born in Clarksville, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician Paul Stewart, covered in 6 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Per head, the list is long: 10.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8. Fewer than a quarter of the 244 towns in Arkansas with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Paul Stewart
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Thomas Boles
Youngest
1943
Bo Huff
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Clarksville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clarksville is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 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.
The best known
Born in Clarksville
The three best known are all leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Clarksville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Clarksville
Another 7, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksville 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)
- Paul Stewart: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Boles: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Reid: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Huff: LRFtheLion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons