#1Famous people · Crossett
Of the 8 famous people born in Crossett, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American football player and coach Barry Switzer, covered in 9 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Gregory Junior, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Leaman Johnson, born in 1918, the first on record. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Barry Switzer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Leaman Johnson
Youngest
1999
Gregory Junior
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Crossett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crossett’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Crossett is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 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 Crossett
First, Barry Switzer (9 languages), then James D. Johnson (6) and Bryant Nelson (4).
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Everyone else born in Crossett
5 more, from 1918 to 1999.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crossett 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 (2)
- Barry Switzer: Jory'z Shotz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Nelson: Mike Durkin on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons