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Famous people · Elaine

4 famous people come from Elaine, Levon Helm the best known

Most widely known is Levon Helm, the American musician, with articles in 31 languages. Behind the leader come Emma Mitts and John Hughey. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Hughey, born in 1933, the newest to Bill Holtzclaw, born in 1964. The longest list in Arkansas is Fort Smith’s, with 69 names.

#2 best knownEmma MittsPolitics & Law · born 1955
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Levon Helm
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
John Hughey
Youngest
1964
Bill Holtzclaw
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known

Born in Elaine

Musicians take two of the three places.

LH#1
Music

Levon Helm

1940–2012

American musician

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Emma Mitts#2
Politics & Law

Emma Mitts

born 1955

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#3
Music

John Hughey

1933–2007

American musician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Elaine’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.

The American centuryToday19502000Emma Mitts
MusicPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Elaine is known for

Music leads the fields, with 2 people.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Elaine

1 more, best known first.

BH

Bill Holtzclaw

born 1964

American politician

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