#15 famous people come from Waldron, James Farley the best known
The best known is the American actor James Farley, with articles in 10 languages. The next two names are Gary Darnell and Terry Rice. The first birth on record is James Farley’s, in 1882, and the last Terry Rice’s, in 1954. The biggest group are athletes: 2.

Born in Waldron
Three names lead: James Farley (10 languages), Gary Darnell (2) and Terry Rice (2).
#1Gary Darnell
born 1948American college football player, college football coach
When Waldron’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Waldron is known for
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Everyone else born in Waldron
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waldron 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 (1)
- James Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons