#1Writing & Arts
Rebecca Roanhorse
born 1971American speculative fiction author
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Famous people · Conway
17 famous people were born in Conway, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 13 languages make the American speculative fiction author Rebecca Roanhorse the best known. Behind the leader come Ray Thornton and Archie Clark. Births span 1928 to 1997, from Ray Thornton to Dre Greenlaw. 6 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Rebecca Roanhorse
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Ray Thornton
Youngest
1997
Dre Greenlaw
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Conway’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Conway’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Conway
Three names lead: Rebecca Roanhorse (13 languages), Ray Thornton (12) and Archie Clark (11).
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What Conway is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Conway 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 (8)
- Rebecca Roanhorse: San Francisco Public Librar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Thornton: Congressional Pictorial Directory - Photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shekinna Stricklen: Basketball Travelers Inc. Staff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Symone: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Hillis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dre Greenlaw: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Browne: University of Texas Department of Physics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Delph: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons