#1Music
Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
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Famous people · Texarkana
36 famous people were born in Texarkana, more of them musicians than in most towns
With articles in 64 languages, Scott Joplin is the most widely known. 20 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 135 years of births, the list goes from Scott Joplin (1867) to Nickolas Martin (2002). Per head, the list is long: 10 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Scott Joplin
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Scott Joplin
Youngest
2002
Nickolas Martin
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Texarkana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Texarkana is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, 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 Texarkana
Scott Joplin, Ross Perot and Molly Quinn are written about in 64, 47 and 37 languages.
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Through the years
When Texarkana’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Texarkana
Here are 33 more, born from 1902 to 2002.
Albert P. Marshall
1914–2001African-American librarian, educator, and historian
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Jessie Woolley-Wilson
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Nash has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Texarkana 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)
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Perot: Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Logan: Princeton University Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrion Lawson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Williams: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Mathews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. White: White House Photograph Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons