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Famous people · Dermott

7 famous people come from Dermott, Larry D. Alexander the best known

At the top of the list is the American artist and writer Larry D. Alexander, covered in 12 languages. Roscoe Robinson and Zilner Randolph follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. From Tom Yarborough in 1895 to Rob Shirakbari in 1963, the births cover 68 years.

#1 best knownLarry D. AlexanderWriting & Arts · born 1953
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Larry D. Alexander
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Tom Yarborough
Youngest
1963
Rob Shirakbari
Most common field
Music
3 people

What stands out about Dermott’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Dermott’s famous people were born

The 1950s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Larry D. AlexanderRob ShirakbariThane Read
MusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

The best known

Born in Dermott

Musicians take two of the three places.

Larry D. Alexander#1
Writing & Arts

Larry D. Alexander

born 1953

American artist and writer

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RR#2
Music

Roscoe Robinson

1928–2026

American singer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ZR#3
Music

Zilner Randolph

1899–1994

American jazz trumpeter

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Dermott is known for

Dermott has 7.8× the usual share of musicians.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dermott

4 more names, born between 1895 and 1963.

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Art Kaufman

born 1957

American football player and coach

Rob Shirakbari

Rob Shirakbari

born 1963

American-born musician (keyboards/piano), composer, producer, and orchestrator

Thane Read

Thane Read

1912–1996

Peace activist and economist

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Tom Yarborough

1895–1969

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dermott 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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