Famous people · Genoa
Born near Genoa: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Scott Joplin is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Closest of all is Conlon Nancarrow, from Texarkana, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Genoa. 235 towns across Arkansas can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Scott Joplin
Best known
Scott Joplin
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Genoa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Genoa
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
Joshua Logan
1908–1988American stage and film director and writer
Tillman Franks
1920–2006American bassist, songwriter, country music artist manager
Johnny "Country" Mathis
1933–2011American country music singer-songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Genoa and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Perot: Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Dillon: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1976., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Logan: Princeton University Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conlon Nancarrow: Irene de Groot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons