#1Politics & Law
Joe Purcell
1923–198713th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
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Famous people · Warren
Most of the 11 famous people born in Warren came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Joe Purcell leads the list, covered in 10 languages. The biggest group are athletes: 5. The first birth on record is William S. Goodwin’s, in 1866, and the last Greg Childs’, in 1990. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Joe Purcell
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
William S. Goodwin
Youngest
1990
Greg Childs
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Warren
Languages with an article: 10 for Joe Purcell, 6 for William S. Goodwin, 4 for Carson Ross.
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Through the years
When Warren’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Known for
What Warren is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.3 times.
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Everyone else born in Warren
The rest number 8, with 5 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warren 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 (5)
- Joe Purcell: Warren High School (Arkansas), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Goodwin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarius Wright: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Childs: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Reep: Boulder1542, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons