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Famous people · Searcy
Searcy counts 10 famous people, first among them Beth Ditto
Beth Ditto, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Stephen Brundidge, Jr., third to John Dickson. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Beth Ditto
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
Youngest
1997
Zach Bonner
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Searcy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Searcy’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Searcy
By how many languages cover them, Beth Ditto comes first (36), then Stephen Brundidge, Jr. (6) and John Dickson (5).
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Known for
What Searcy is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Searcy
7 more names, born between 1905 and 1997.
Zach Bonner
born 1997American philanthropist and founder of the non-profit charity Little Red Wagon Foundation
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Eugene Lambert
1905–2000American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Searcy 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)
- Stephen Brundidge, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Bonner: Jayme O'Rourke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons