#1Politics & Law
Mike Huckabee
born 1955Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007
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Famous people · Hope
Of the 22 famous people born in Hope, an unusual share are leaders
Best known of all is Mike Huckabee, written about in 52 languages. Over 179 years of births, the list goes from Joseph Barton Elam (1821) to Raymond Bright (2000). The largest group, 13, was born between 1920 and 1969. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Mike Huckabee
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
Joseph Barton Elam
Youngest
2000
Raymond Bright
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hope’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hope is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hope
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Ketty Lester
born 1934American actress, recording artist
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Through the years
When Hope’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hope
19 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hope home
One more notable person made the town home: Paul Wilbur Klipsch.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hope 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 (12)
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Ketty Lester: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Foster: Waffles9761, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack McLarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Weber: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Barton Elam: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Griffin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Davis: Witas at Polish Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavenski Smith: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Duke: Jhansen23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William K. James: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons