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Patterson, Walter, Filling Station · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Clinton
The 3 famous people born in Clinton, led by John Hargis
Most widely known is John Hargis, the American swimmer, with articles in 10 languages. Bobby Burnett, the American football player, comes second, with Jack Whillock third. Per head, the list is long: 12 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8. Born in 1942, Jack Whillock is the first name on record, and John Hargis, born in 1975, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Hargis
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Jack Whillock
Youngest
1975
John Hargis
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Clinton
The three best known are all athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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.