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Famous people · Swifton

3 famous people call Swifton their birthplace

Skeeter Kell, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are William P. Bowden and Robert Harvey. The first birth on record is Robert Harvey’s, in 1914, and the last William P. Bowden’s, in 1932. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.

#1 best knownSkeeter KellSports · 1929–2015
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Skeeter Kell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Robert Harvey
Youngest
1932
William P. Bowden
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Swifton

Three names lead: Skeeter Kell (3 languages), William P. Bowden (2) and Robert Harvey (1).

Skeeter Kell#1
Sports

Skeeter Kell

1929–2015

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WB#2
Military

William P. Bowden

born 1932

American general

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#3
Politics & Law

Robert Harvey

1914–2001

American politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swifton 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.

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