#1Military
Douglas MacArthur
1880–1964United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea
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Famous people · Little Rock
30 famous people from Little Rock, many of them performers
With articles in 113 languages, Douglas MacArthur is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Chelsea Clinton and John Michael Jumper. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. For its size the list is short: 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical Arkansas town.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Douglas MacArthur
in 113 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Louis Betts
Youngest
1995
Daryl Macon
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Little Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Little Rock
Douglas MacArthur has articles in 113 languages, Chelsea Clinton in 57 and John Michael Jumper in 44.
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#2Writing & Arts
Chelsea Clinton
born 1980American author and global health advocate
57 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
John Michael Jumper
born 1985American chemist and AI expert
44 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Little Rock is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3.9 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 Little Rock’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Little Rock
Still to come: 27 more, from 1873 to 1995.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Little Rock home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by Dick Powell.
Albert Pike
1809–1891American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate States Army general Associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Freemason
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Little Rock 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 (9)
- Douglas MacArthur: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Clinton: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Jumper: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Lauren Adams: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corin Nemec: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Powell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Pike: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason White: Ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons