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Writing & Arts
Miller Williams
1930–2015American poet, translator, editor
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Famous people · Hoxie
3 famous people call Hoxie their birthplace
With articles in 7 languages, Miller Williams is the most widely known. Billy Taylor, the American football player, comes second, with Rogers H. Wright third. Next door, Walnut Ridge lists one, James T. Conway. The list comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Arkansas.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Miller Williams
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Rogers H. Wright
Youngest
1949
Billy Taylor
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Hoxie
Miller Williams leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Billy Taylor (4) and Rogers H. Wright (1).
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Close by, the fullest list is Walnut Ridge’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hoxie 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 (2)
- Billy Taylor: University of Michigan. News and Information Services., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Conway: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons