#1Famous people · Magnolia
19 famous people from Magnolia, many of them leaders
Larry McCray, the American blues guitarist and singer, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American rower Jacob Cornelius ranks second, ahead of Elmer David Davies. The largest group, 13, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 17.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Larry McCray
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Elmer David Davies
Youngest
1997
Damarea Crockett
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Magnolia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Magnolia’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicFaithFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Magnolia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 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 Magnolia
Counted by languages, Larry McCray is ahead of Jacob Cornelius and Elmer David Davies: 8, 7 and 5.
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Elmer David Davies
1899–1957United States federal judge
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Everyone else born in Magnolia
The rest number 16, with 7 athletes among them.
James Herbert Jones
1920–2008State Auditor of Arkansas, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard
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Also called Magnolia home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Magnolia, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Magnolia 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 (7)
- Larry McCray: Mike Shea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Cornelius: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer David Davies: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Green: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace M. Wade: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Herbert Jones: Arkansas National Guard PAO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Maloch: uacescomm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons