#1Famous people · Indianola
23 famous people were born in Indianola, more of them musicians than in most towns
The best known is the American blues musician Albert King, with articles in 35 languages. Second place goes to the American actress Mary Alice, third to Sam Lacey. The oldest name on the list belongs to William Harold Cox, born in 1901, the newest to Micheal Spurlock, born in 1983. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 15 of them.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Albert King
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
William Harold Cox
Youngest
1983
Micheal Spurlock
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Indianola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Indianola is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.2 times.
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 Indianola
Albert King has articles in 35 languages, Mary Alice in 31 and Sam Lacey in 17.
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#3Through the years
When Indianola’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Indianola
20 more names, born between 1901 and 1983.
Little Arthur Duncan
1934–2008American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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A. Maceo Walker
1909–1994President of Universal Life Insurance Company for over thirty years.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Indianola 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)
- Albert King: Original uploader was Melancholyblues at it.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by Jacopo at it.wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Alice: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Lacey: Cincinnati Royals / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ovie Carter: Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Thomas: U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons