#1Famous people · Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Pat Burrell, the American professional baseball outfielder, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Ben Kynard and Marcellus Holmes Chiles. Births span 1895 to 1976, from Marcellus Holmes Chiles to Pat Burrell. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Pat Burrell
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
Youngest
1976
Pat Burrell
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Eureka Springs
Pat Burrell leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Ben Kynard (4) and Marcellus Holmes Chiles (4).
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#3Military
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Eureka Springs’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Eureka Springs 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eureka Springs
The other 2 span the years 1912 to 1940.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Eureka Springs home
One more notable person made the town home: Frances Currey.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eureka Springs 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 (3)
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Costner: JPetrlík, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons