#1Famous people · Ozark
5 famous people come from Ozark, Roy Buchanan the best known
Most widely known is Roy Buchanan, the American blues musician, with articles in 26 languages. The American actress Elizabeth Gracen ranks second, ahead of Jesse Welles. The first birth on record is Minnie Rutherford Fuller’s, in 1868, and the last Jesse Welles’, in 1992. The biggest group are musicians: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Roy Buchanan
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Minnie Rutherford Fuller
Youngest
1992
Jesse Welles
Most common field
Music
2 people
What stands out about Ozark’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ozark’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 1 births.
MusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ozark
Musicians take two of the three places.
#1EG#2
#3Known for
What Ozark is known for
The largest field is Music, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Ozark
Another 2, the earliest born in 1868.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ozark 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)
- Roy Buchanan: RoyBuchananPerforming.jpg: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/ derivative work: WikiAR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Welles: Justin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mutt Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons