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Famous people · Dardanelle

Leaders stand out among the 7 famous people born in Dardanelle

Tom Cotton, the American politician and army officer, is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 5 of them. Born in 1870, Henderson M. Jacoway is the first name on record, and Tom Cotton, born in 1977, the most recent. Only 44 of the 244 towns in Arkansas with anyone on record list more.

#3 best knownHenderson M. JacowayPolitics & Law · 1870–1947
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Tom Cotton
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Henderson M. Jacoway
Youngest
1977
Tom Cotton
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Dardanelle’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Dardanelle is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.

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 Dardanelle

The three are covered in 39, 8 and 5 languages: Tom Cotton, Johnny Carpenter and Henderson M. Jacoway.

TC#1
Politics & Law

Tom Cotton

born 1977

American politician and army officer

39 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#2
Film, TV & Stage

Johnny Carpenter

1914–2003

American actor

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Henderson M. Jacoway#3
Politics & Law

Henderson M. Jacoway

1870–1947

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Dardanelle’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Henderson M. Jacoway
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dardanelle

4 more, 2 of them leaders.

GF

Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler

1907–1997

African-American pharmacist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JC

Jim Caldwell

born 1936

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CB

Charles Balloun

1904–1995

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
OJ

Orval Lee Jaggers

1916–2004

American minister, writer, and scholar

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dardanelle 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.

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