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Famous people · Siloam Springs

Siloam Springs is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the American actor C. G. Maxwell, covered in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Ray Powell, third to Damon Canfield. The list comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 residents, below the 3.8 of the typical town in Arkansas. Clyde M. Webber, born in 1919, is the youngest, and Ray Powell, born in 1888, the first on record.

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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
C. G. Maxwell
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Ray Powell
Youngest
1919
Clyde M. Webber
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Siloam Springs

First, C. G. Maxwell (9 languages), then Ray Powell (4) and Damon Canfield (2).

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Film, TV & Stage

C. G. Maxwell

1902–1987

American actor

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Ray Powell#2
Sports

Ray Powell

1888–1962

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Damon Canfield#3
Politics & Law

Damon Canfield

1897–1992

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Siloam Springs’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Damon CanfieldRay Powell
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Siloam Springs is known for

Share of Siloam Springs’s famous people in each field.

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 Siloam Springs

1 more, best known first.

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Clyde M. Webber

1919–1976

American trade union leader

A chosen home

Also called Siloam Springs home

One more notable person made the town home: Moses T. Clegg.

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Moses T. Clegg

1876–1918

American bacteriologist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Siloam Springs 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 (2)
  • Ray Powell: Exhibits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Damon Canfield: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons