Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Evansville has no famous person on record yet
250 towns in Arkansas have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Arkansas is Fort Smith’s, with 69 names. After Fort Smith, the next longest list in Arkansas is Hot Springs’, with 62.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Evansville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Evansville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evansville 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.