#1Famous people · North Little Rock
Most of the 18 famous people born in North Little Rock came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American guitarist Jason White, with articles in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are A. J. Burnett and Jay Russell. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names. The biggest group are athletes: 9.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Jason White
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
R. W. Griffith
Youngest
2004
Kel'el Ware
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about North Little Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Little Rock’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Little Rock
Three names lead: Jason White (28 languages), A. J. Burnett (14) and Jay Russell (12).
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Known for
What North Little Rock is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 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 North Little Rock
A further 15 follow, born between 1906 and 2004.
Tommy Norman
born 1972A longtime patrolman/officer who has worked for the North Little Rock Police Department since 1998
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Famous people from the towns next door
Little Rock leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North 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 (7)
- Jason White: Ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Burnett: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Miles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Tiffee: Micah Sittig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Halter: Social Security Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas MacArthur: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Tillmon: Blackpast.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons