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Famous people · Lake Village

9 famous people from Lake Village, many of them athletes

Most widely known is Bob Forte, the American football player, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Lamar McHan, third to Darren Toney. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Herm Bagby, born in 1903, to Darren Toney, born in 1984.

#2 best knownLamar McHanSports · 1932–1998
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Bob Forte
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Herm Bagby
Youngest
1984
Darren Toney
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Lake Village’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Lake Village is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 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 Lake Village

The three best known are all athletes.

BF#1
Sports

Bob Forte

1922–1996

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Lamar McHan#2
Sports

Lamar McHan

1932–1998

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DT#3
Sports

Darren Toney

born 1984

Canadian gridiron football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Lake Village’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 3 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Lamar McHan
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessPolitics & Law

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lake Village

The rest number 6, with 2 writers and artists among them.

MH

Margaret Hunt Hill

1915–2007

American philanthropist

CS

Clara Johnson Scroggins

1931–2019

Noted Christmas ornament collector

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
TB

Tim Bledsoe

born 1953

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WH

William L. Heath

1924–2007

Journalist and writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GM

Geno Mazzanti

1929–2013

American football player

HB

Herm Bagby

1903–1980

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Village 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.

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