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Famous people · Emerson

2 famous people call Emerson their birthplace

Articles in 3 languages make the baseball player Bob Linton the best known. The only other name is the American politician Earl E. Nelson. Bob Linton (1902) and Earl E. Nelson (1937) mark the two ends of the list. Across Arkansas, 237 towns list someone born there.

#2 best knownEarl E. NelsonPolitics & Law · 1937–2016
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bob Linton
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Bob Linton
Youngest
1937
Earl E. Nelson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Emerson

BL#1
Sports

Bob Linton

1902–1980

Baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Earl E. Nelson#2
Politics & Law

Earl E. Nelson

1937–2016

American politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emerson 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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