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John L. McClellan
1896–1977American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas
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Famous people · Sheridan
5 famous people come from Sheridan, John L. McClellan the best known
John L. McClellan is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. The American baseball player Earl Smith ranks second, ahead of Buck Fausett. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1896, John L. McClellan is the first name on record, and Eddie Joe Williams, born in 1954, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John L. McClellan
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
John L. McClellan
Youngest
1954
Eddie Joe Williams
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Sheridan
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Sheridan’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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What Sheridan is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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The other 2 span the years 1916 to 1954.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheridan 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)
- John L. McClellan: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Smith: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Hamilton: Chriswilson76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons