#1Famous people · Texarkana
32 famous people were born in Texarkana, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American composer Conlon Nancarrow, with articles in 20 languages. Per head, the list is long: 11 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8. The earliest on the list is William F. Kirby, born in 1867, and the youngest Dennis Johnson, born in 1990. Only 3 of the 239 towns in Arkansas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Conlon Nancarrow
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
William F. Kirby
Youngest
1990
Dennis Johnson
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Texarkana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Texarkana’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicBusinessFaithFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Texarkana
Languages with an article: 20 for Conlon Nancarrow, 14 for Mike Ross, 13 for William F. Kirby.
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What Texarkana is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Texarkana
Still to come: 29 more, from 1886 to 1990.
Don Rogers
1962–1986All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety
SportsWikipedia ↗
Iola Johnson
born 1950American television reporter, journalist, and anchor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Texarkana home
Born elsewhere, Boyd Anderson Tackett lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Texarkana 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 (13)
- Conlon Nancarrow: Irene de Groot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Ross: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Kirby: Schrader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dwayne Gruss: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Sandlin: Jsmithdc2011, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Moseley: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert R. Cook: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Smith: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter E. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jefferson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonio Burks: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Turner: Mark Mauno on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons