#1Famous people · Hot Springs
6 famous people call Hot Springs their birthplace
Jess Thomas, the American opera singer, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Leslie Jensen and Dan Dryden. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. From Leslie Jensen in 1892 to Dan Dryden in 1944, the births cover 52 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jess Thomas
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Leslie Jensen
Youngest
1944
Dan Dryden
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Hot Springs
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2DD#3
Through the years
When Hot Springs’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.
Politics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hot Springs is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hot Springs
3 more names, born between 1893 and 1940.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hot Springs home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hot Springs, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hot Springs 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 (3)
- Jess Thomas: Angelo231, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Jensen: State of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Boner: Renobdarb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons