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.

Born in Emerson
#2What Emerson is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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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.
Photo credits (1)
- Earl E. Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons