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Famous people · Gravette

Gravette is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the American politician Kim Hendren the best known. Jim Hendren, the American businessman and politician, comes second, with Jimm Larry Hendren third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. The list comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Arkansas.

Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Kim Hendren
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Lloyd Andrews
Youngest
1963
Jim Hendren
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Gravette

Two of the three are leaders.

KH#1
Politics & Law

Kim Hendren

born 1938

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#2
Business

Jim Hendren

born 1963

American businessman and politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#3
Politics & Law

Jimm Larry Hendren

born 1940

American judge

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Gravette’s famous people were born

The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000
Politics & LawBusinessFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Gravette is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.

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 Gravette

2 more, from 1906 to 1943.

MS

Mary Lou Slinkard

born 1943

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LA

Lloyd Andrews

1906–1992

American actor, singer and composer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gravette 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.