JT#1
Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Crawfordsville
The 2 famous people born in Crawfordsville, led by Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor, the American male singer and songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. One more name completes the list: Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones. Born in 1934, Johnnie Taylor is the first name on record, and Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, born in 1941, the most recent. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 244 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Johnnie Taylor
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Johnnie Taylor
Youngest
1941
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Crawfordsville
JJ#2
Music
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
1941–2015American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crawfordsville 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.