#1Famous people · Rogers
Rogers’ famous people span 106 years: 11 births from 1892 to 1998
Articles in 25 languages make the American actor Matt Cornett the best known. Close behind are Loy W. Henderson and Hunter Wood. 5 were born in 1970 or later. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Matt Cornett
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Loy W. Henderson
Youngest
1998
Matt Cornett
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Rogers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rogers’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & LawNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rogers
Matt Cornett has articles in 25 languages, Loy W. Henderson in 9 and Hunter Wood in 6.
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What Rogers is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
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Everyone else born in Rogers
A further 8 follow, born between 1940 and 1995.
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A chosen home
Also called Rogers home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Betsey Wright the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bentonville lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rogers 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 (9)
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana West: Diana West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark E. Brown: Bob, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Oxford: Chart Records / RCA Victor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons