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Famous people · Wynne

8 famous people were born in Wynne, most of them between 1920 and 1969

At the top of the list is the American politician Clay Ford, covered in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Hugh Taylor and Buddy Brown. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.9 on the list, well above the typical Arkansas town’s 3.8. From Bob Kellogg to Ron Caldwell, the births on the list run from 1917 to 1951.

#1 best knownClay FordPolitics & Law · 1938–2013
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Clay Ford
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Bob Kellogg
Youngest
1951
Ron Caldwell
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known

Born in Wynne

Clay Ford has articles in 5 languages, Hugh Taylor in 4 and Buddy Brown in 3.

Clay Ford#1
Politics & Law

Clay Ford

1938–2013

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Hugh Taylor#2
Sports

Hugh Taylor

1923–1992

American football player and coach

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Buddy Brown#3
Sports

Buddy Brown

1925–2004

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Wynne’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Hugh TaylorClay Ford
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Wynne is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.

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 Wynne

A further 5 follow, born between 1917 and 1951.

WT

William H. Thomas

1923–1945

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

RS

Ronnie Lee South

born 1945

American football player

BK

Bob Kellogg

1917–1985

American football player

JJ

James L. Shaver, Jr.

1927–2021

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RC

Ron Caldwell

born 1951

American businessman and politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wynne 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.

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