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.
Born in Siloam Springs
First, C. G. Maxwell (9 languages), then Ray Powell (4) and Damon Canfield (2).
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#3When Siloam Springs’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Siloam Springs
1 more, best known first.
Also called Siloam Springs home
One more notable person made the town home: Moses T. Clegg.
Who’s the most famous person from Siloam Springs?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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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