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Famous people · Mountain Home

Mountain Home is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 5 languages make the American poet Carolyn D. Wright the best known. The list has one more: the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Charles L. Gilliland. The first birth on record is Charles L. Gilliland’s, in 1933, and the last Carolyn D. Wright’s, in 1949. The longest list in Arkansas is Fort Smith’s, with 69 names.

#1 best knownCarolyn D. WrightWriting & Arts · 1949–2016
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2
notable people
Best known
Carolyn D. Wright
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Charles L. Gilliland
Youngest
1949
Carolyn D. Wright
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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Carolyn D. Wright#1
Writing & Arts

Carolyn D. Wright

1949–2016

American poet

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Charles L. Gilliland#2
Military

Charles L. Gilliland

1933–1951

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain Home 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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