#1Famous people · Van Buren
6 famous people were born in Van Buren
Most widely known is Donald Aubrey Quarles, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. The union Army officer John T. Deweese ranks second, ahead of Jim Collier. The list runs from John T. Deweese, born in 1835, to Hollie Dunaway, born in 1984. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 2.5, close to the 3.8 of the typical Arkansas town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Donald Aubrey Quarles
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
John T. Deweese
Youngest
1984
Hollie Dunaway
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Van Buren
The three are covered in 5, 5 and 3 languages: Donald Aubrey Quarles, John T. Deweese and Jim Collier.
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Through the years
When Van Buren’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Van Buren is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Van Buren
Still to come: 3 more, from 1900 to 1984.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Van Buren home
One more notable person made the town home: Juanita Broaddrick.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fort Smith lists the most people: 69.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van Buren 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)
- Donald Aubrey Quarles: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Deweese: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons