#1Famous people · West Memphis
Of the 21 famous people born in West Memphis, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 17 languages make the American basketball player Marcus Brown the best known. The American basketball player Sonny Weems ranks second, ahead of Michael Cage. Between 1920 and 1969, 12 were born, the most of any period. 9 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Marcus Brown
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Betty Blue
Youngest
2001
YTB Fatt
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about West Memphis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Memphis’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Memphis is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in West Memphis
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in West Memphis
Here are 18 more, born from 1931 to 2001.
Ike Harris
born 1952American football player and businessperson, Independent Chairman of the Board of Cigna
SportsWikipedia ↗
T. J. Holmes
born 1977American journalist and national television personality
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called West Memphis home
One more notable person made the town home: Charlie Rich.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Memphis has the most on record, with 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Memphis 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 (8)
- Marcus Brown: Original uploader was Sportswikiman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Weems: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cage: S.D.S.U. Circle K Club and Alumni & Associates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Jackson: Lonnie Lee / Starlite International Pty Ltd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YTB Fatt: Mr Jay Hill Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rich: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Brown: Pasadena Museum of History, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons