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Famous people · Jonesboro
29 famous people were born in Jonesboro, more of them performers than in most towns
John Grisham, the American writer, is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. Behind the leader come Wes Bentley and Malik Monk. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.6, close to the 3.8 of the typical Arkansas town.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
John Grisham
in 73 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
William W. Cate
Youngest
1998
Malik Monk
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Jonesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Jonesboro
John Grisham, Wes Bentley and Malik Monk are written about in 73, 39 and 21 languages.
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What Jonesboro is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Jonesboro’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFaithBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jonesboro
Of the other 26, 10 are athletes.
Mary Mel French
born 1938American diplomat, served as the United States Chief of Protocol under President Bill Clinton
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A chosen home
Also called Jonesboro home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Jonesboro, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jonesboro 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 (8)
- Wes Bentley: Natasha Baucas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malik Monk: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Snyder: Greta Kempton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Murphy: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Caraway: USCAR(United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Crawford: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Moon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons