#1Military
Hershel W. Gober
1936–2024Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Famous people · Monticello
9 famous people were born in Monticello, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Hershel W. Gober, the recipient of the Purple Heart medal, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are John Shirley Wood and Joe Bishop. The list comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Arkansas. From John Shirley Wood in 1888 to Tim Lemons in 1962, the births cover 74 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Hershel W. Gober
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
John Shirley Wood
Youngest
1962
Tim Lemons
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Monticello
Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Monticello’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
MilitarySportsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monticello is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 9.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Monticello
Here are 6 more, born from 1889 to 1962.
Virnetta Anderson
1920–2006American-Canadian community activist and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monticello 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 (3)
- Hershel W. Gober: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shirley Wood: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Gonder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons