#1Famous people · Forrest City
Of the 19 famous people born in Forrest City, an unusual share are writers and artists
Al Green, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The American film and television actor G. Wood ranks second, ahead of Don Kessinger. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Al Green
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Gordon Frierson
Youngest
1992
Cara McCollum
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Forrest City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Forrest City is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Forrest City’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Forrest City
Three names lead: Al Green (40 languages), G. Wood (8) and Don Kessinger (6).
#1GW#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Forrest City
16 more names, born between 1872 and 1992.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Forrest City home
One more notable person made the town home: Charlie Rich.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Caldwell has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forrest City 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 (8)
- Al Green: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kessinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Spears Jones: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Sykes: Kyle Kutuchief from Akron, OH, United Stated of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrett Astin: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Lewellen: Spicypink49, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rich: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons