#1Famous people · Crockett
14 famous people were born in Crockett, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress and musician Rain Phoenix, covered in 18 languages. Behind the leader come John Arledge and Cartier Martin. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Rain Phoenix
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith
Youngest
1990
Ja'Gared Davis
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Crockett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crockett’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Crockett is known for
Crockett has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Crockett
Counted by languages, Rain Phoenix is ahead of John Arledge and Cartier Martin: 18, 13 and 10.
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Everyone else born in Crockett
The rest number 11, with 7 athletes among them.
Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith
1892–1985African American entrepreneur, chef and inventor
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Also called Crockett home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Crockett, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crockett 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 (7)
- Rain Phoenix: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Arledge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cartier Martin: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Hopkins: Ashliam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ja'Gared Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Beasley: Canyouhearmenow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- River Phoenix: Alekassoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons