#1Film, TV & Stage
Billy Bob Thornton
born 1955American actor, filmmaker, and musician
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Famous people · Hot Springs
Of the 62 famous people born in Hot Springs, an unusual share are performers
Billy Bob Thornton is the best known, with articles in 65 languages. The American actor Alan Ladd ranks second, ahead of James Rector. 35 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Arkansas.
Born here
62
notable people
Best known
Billy Bob Thornton
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Emmett Rogers
Youngest
1982
Shameka Christon
Most common field
Politics & Law
18 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Hot Springs’ famous people
A town of performers14 of the 62 people born here are performers, 2.4× the usual share.Known worldwideBilly Bob Thornton has an article in 65 languages, more than anyone else from here.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Hot Springs, including Solon Borland.62 notable peopleHot Springs lists 62 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hot Springs is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 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 Hot Springs
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Hot Springs’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 10.
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Everyone else born in Hot Springs
Still to come: 59 more, from 1867 to 1982.
Roger Clinton Jr.
born 1956American actor and musician, half brother of former President Bill Clinton
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Henry Glover
1921–1991American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Imogen Carpenter
1912–1993American actress, musician, composer and music lecturer
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Josie Bassett
1874–1964(1874-1964) female rancher known for her associations with well-known outlaws
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A chosen home
Also called Hot Springs home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hot Springs, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hot Springs 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 (27)
- Billy Bob Thornton: Emmanuelle CHOUSSY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ladd: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rector: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Westerman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mamie Phipps Clark: Njames0343, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Meredith: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shameka Christon: MC3 Octavio N Ortiz. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Mitchell: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Clinton Jr.: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trenton Lee Stewart: L'interest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Howard: Sol Lesser Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita Jackson Mitchell: Britton & Patterson, active 1936, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roseanna Vitro: John Abbott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Rutherford: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Hudson: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John K. Bush: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Baldwin: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Rogers: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover M. Moscowitz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Tennyson: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynal Cawthorne Bolling: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy C. Evans: Jmlschicago1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Y. Smith: Joe Collaso, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Borland: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Lauck: Jack Votion Productions Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Irby Jones: NIH, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons