List of people from Arkansas
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List of people from Arkansas
Individuals on this list are either native-born Arkansans or emigrants who have chosen Arkansas as their permanent home.
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Actors/Actresses
- Adams, Joey Lauren, (1971- ), actress
- Alexander, Katherine, (1898-1981), actress
- Anderson, Bronco Billy, (1880-1971), vaudeville actor
- Bentley, Wes, (1978- ), actor
- Gerard, Gil, (1943- ), actor
- Goff, Norris, Abner of Lum and Abner
- Harper, Tess, (1950- ), actress
- Ladd, Alan, (1913-1964), actor
- Lauck, Chester, (1902-1980), Lum of Lum and Abner
- Nemec, Corin, (1971- ), actor
- Newbern, George, (1964- ), actor
- Powell, Dick, (1904-1963), actor
- Steenburgen, Mary, (1953- ), actress
- Tai, Kobe, (1972- ), porn actress
- Turner, Karri, (1966- ), actress
- Thornton, Billy Bob, (1955- ), actor
Artists
- Braden, John, (1949-2004), writer, producer, director
- Berry, Danielle Bunten, (1949-1998), video game designer
- Dudley, Carl Ward, (1910-1973), filmmaker and producer
- Fisher, George, (1923-2003), political cartoonist
- Green, David Gordon, (1975- ), filmmaker
- Jones, E. Fay, (1921-2004), architect and designer
- Thomason, Harry, (1940- ), television producer
- Washburn, Edward, (1831-1860), painter of 'The Arkansas Traveler'
Athletics
- Akins, Chris, (1976- ), professional athlete (football)
- Bearden, Gene, (1920-2004), professional athlete (baseball)
- Brock, Lou, (1939- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Broyles, Frank, (1924- ), football coach
- Bryant, Paul 'Bear', (1913-1983), football coach
- Burrell, Pat, (1976- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Carr, Bill, (1909-1966), Olympian
- Daly, John, (1966- ), professional athlete (golf)
- Davidson, Bill, (1935-1999), football coach
- Dean, Dizzy, (1910-1974), professional athlete (baseball)
- Greene, Charles, (1944- ), Olympian
- Harrison, E.J. 'Dutch', (1910- ), professional athlete (golf)
- Hines, Jim, (1946- ), amateur athlete, track and field
- Holmes, Priest, (1973- ), professional athlete (football)
- Hunter, Torii, (1975- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Hutson, Don, (1913-1997), professional athlete (football)
- Jones, Jerry, (1942- ), Dallas Cowboys owner
- Kell, George, (1922- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Liston, Sonny, (1932-1970), professional athlete (boxing), World Heavyweight Champion
- Martin, Mark, (1956- ), championship NASCAR driver
- McReynolds, Kevin, (1959- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Moncrief, Sidney, (1957- ), professional athlete (basketball)
- Nutt, Houston, (1957- ), football coach
- Perry, Joe, (1927- ), professional athlete (football)
- Pippen, Scottie, (1965- ), professional athlete (basketball)
- Robinson, Brooks, (1937- ), professional athlete (baseball)
- Smith, Rod, (1970- ), professional athlete (football)
- Switzer, Barry, (1937- ), football coach
- Thornton, Charley, (1937-2004), sports figure
- Vaughan, Arky, (1912-1952), professional athlete (baseball)
Authors
- Adler, Margot, journalist and correspondent
- Brown, Dee, (1908-2002), author, historian
- Brown, Helen Gurley, (1922- ), author, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine
- Nancy A. Collins, author
- Grisham, John, (1955- ), novelist
- Grossman, Dave, author
- Hamilton, Laurell K., (1963- ), horror/fantasy author
- Mathis, Deborah, (????- ), journalist and author
- Simon, Charlie May, (1897-1977), children's author
- Starr, John Robert, (1927-2000), journalist
- Woodward, C. Vann - (1908-1999), historian
Business Leaders
- Dillard, William T., (1914-2002), head of Dillard's Department Stores
- Tyson, Don, (xx-xx), Tyson Foods Poultry processing
- Walton, Jim, son of Sam Walton, owner of Arvest Bank
- Walton, Sam, (1918-1992), founder of Wal-Mart Inc.
- Wilson, Kemmons, (1913-2003), Holiday Inn hotel founder
Celebrities
- Amarillo Slim, (1928- ), professional poker player
- Besser, Matt, (1967- ), comedian
- Clinton, Chelsea, (1980- ), Presidential daughter
- Eudy, Sid, (1960- ), professional wrestler
- Gracen, Elizabeth Ward, (1960- ), Miss America, actress
- Hicks, Bill, (1961-1994), comedian
- Fred Smith
- Stephens, Steve, radio and television host
Legal Leaders
- Jones, Scipio Africanus, (1863-1943), African-American attorney
Military Figures
- Alexander, John Hanks, (1864-1894), pioneering African-American naval officer
- Beall, William N.R., (1825-1883), Confederate Brigadier General
- Bolling, Raynal, (1877-1918), first high-ranking U.S. Army casualty in WWI
- Borland, Solon, (1808-1864), Confederate Brigadier General
- Cabell, William L., (1827-1911), Confederate Brigadier General
- Churchill, Thomas J., (1824-1905), Confederate Major General
- Clark, Wesley, (1944- ), US Army General, NATO Commander
- Cleburne, Patrick, (1828-1864), Confederate Major General
- Conway, James, ( - ), US Marine Corps Lieutenant General
- Darby, William Orlando, (1911-1945), first commander of the US Army Rangers
- Dockery, Thomas P., (1833-1898), Confederate Brigadier General
- Eberle, Edward Walter, (1864-1929), U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations
- Fagan James F., (1827-1893), Confederate Major General
- Govan, Daniel C., (1829-1911), Confederate Brigadier General
- Hathcock, Carlos, (1942-1999), Marine Sniper
- Hawthorn, Alexander T., (1825-1899), Confederate Brigadier General
- Hindman, Thomas, (1828-1868), US Congressman and Confederate Major General
- Holbrook, Lucius Roy, (1875-1952), US Major General
- Izard, George, (1776-1828), US Army General, War of 1812
- Kindley, Field E., (1896-1920), World War I flying ace
- MacArthur, Douglas, (1880-1964), US General of the Army, MOH recipient
- McCright, Ewell Ross, (1907-1990), US Air Force Captain, World War II, Prisoner of War and Legion of Merit recipient
- McNair, Evander, (1820-1902), Confederate Brigadier General
- McRae, Dandridge, (1829-1899), Confederate Brigadier General
- Pike, Albert, (1809-1891), Confederate General, Freemason
- Thach, John, (1905-1981), US Navy Admiral, World War 2 flying ace
- Roane, John S., (1817-1867), Brigadier General
- Rust, Albert, (1818-1870), Confederate Brigadier General
- Tappan, James C., (1825-1906), Confederate Brigadier General
- Tinker, Frank Glasgow, (1909-1939), Spanish-Civil War volunteer fighter pilot
- Wassell, Corydon M., U.S. Navy physician and medical missionary
- Yell, Archibald, (1797-1847), Brigadier General, killed at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War
Musicians
- Caldwell, Sarah, (1924- ), opera conductor and director, violinist
- Campbell, Glen, (1936- ), country singer, songwriter, and actor
- Cash, Johnny, (1932-2003), country singer and songwriter
- DeMent, Iris, (1961- ), country/folk singer and songwriter
- Dickinson, Jim, (1941- ), musician and producer
- Driftwood, Jimmy, (1907-1998), folk musician/songwriter, wrote The Battle of New Orleans
- Faulkner, Sanford, (1806-1874), wrote fiddle tune 'Arkansas Traveler'
- Green, Al, (1946- ), singer
- Hammer, Charles Christian, (1953-2004), classical guitarist
- Hawkins, Ronnie, (1935-), rock musician
- Hendricks, Barbara, (1948- ), opera singer
- Holyfield, Wayland, (1942- ), songwriter
- Jordan, Louis, (1908-1975), jazz musician and bandleader
- Lawrence, Tracy, (1968- ), country musician
- Lee, Amy, (1981- ), rock musician
- Lockwood, Robert Jr., (1915- ), blues musician
- McBeth, W. Francis, (1933- ), composer
- Montana, Patsy, (1914-1996), country musician
- Moody, Ben, (1980- ), rock musician
- Moorman, Charlotte, (1933-1991), cellist, performance artist
- Nancarrow, Conlon, (1912-1997), composer
- Oslin, K.T., (1941- ), country musician
- Paris, Twila, (1958- ), gospel musician
- Porter, Art Jr., (1961-1996), jazz saxaphonist
- Porter, Art Sr., (1934-1993), jazz pianist
- Raye, Collin, (1960- ), country musician
- Sanders, Pharoah, (1940- ), jazz saxaphonist
- Still, William Grant, (1895-1978), composer
- Taylor, Johnnie, (1938-2000), vocalist
- Warfield, William, (1920-2002), vocalist
- Williamson, Sonny Boy, (abt 1908-1965), Blues musician
Poets
- Angelou, Maya, (1928- ), author, poet
- Fletcher, John Gould, (1886-1950), poet
Political Figures
- Borland, Solon, (1808-1864), US Senator
- Caraway, Hattie, (1878-1951), first woman US Senator
- Clinton, Bill, (1946- ), President of the United States
- Conway, Henry W., (1793-1827), Territorial Delegate
- Foster, Vince, (1945-1993), Presidential aide
- Fulbright, J. William, (1905-1995), US Senator
- Hammerschmidt, John Paul, (1922- ), US Representative
- Heiskell, John, (1872-1972), US Senator and newspaper publisher
- Johnson, Jim, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, segregationist leader
- Johnson, Robert W., (1814-1879), US and CS Senator
- Faubus, Orval, (1910-1994), Governor of Arkansas
- Garland, Augustus H., (1832-1899), U.S. Attorney General
- Lincoln, Blanche, (1960- ), current US Senator
- McClellan, John L., (1896-1977), Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee
- Mills, Wilbur, (1909-1992), Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
- Murphy, Isaac, (1799-1882), Governor of Arkansas
- Pryor, Mark, (1963- ), current US Senator
- Robinson, Joseph T., (1872-1937), Senate Majority Leader and Vice Presidential candidate
- Rockefeller, Winthrop, (1912-1973), Governor of Arkansas
- Ross, Mike, (1961- ), current U.S. Representative
- Sessions, William S., (1930- ), FBI Director
- Sevier, Ambrose H., (1801-1848), US Senator, Father of Arkansas Statehood
- Shackelford, Lottie, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair
- Snyder, John W., (1895-1985), U.S. Treasury Secretary
- Snyder, Vic, (1947- ), current US Representative
- Witt, James Lee, (1944- ), FEMA Director
see also: List of Arkansas Governors, U.S. Congressional Delegations from Arkansas
Social Figures
- Bates, Daisy, (1914-1999), civil rights leader
- Cleaver, Eldridge, (1935-1998), activist
- Elders, Joycelyn, (1933- ), US Surgeon General
- Hill, Robert L., (1892-?), black leader at Elaine Race Riot
- Terry, Adolphine Fletcher, (1882-1976), social activist
- Thaden, Louise, (1905-1979), aviation pioneer
- Washburn, Cephas, (1793-1860), Indian missionary
Other Arkansans
- Black, James, (1800-1872), inventor of the 'Bowie' knife
- Covey, Richard O. 'Dick', (1946- ), astronaut
- Davis, Danny K., (1941- ), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Dirkhising, Jesse, (1986-1999), crime victim
- Guinn, Kenny, (1936- ), Governor of Nevada
- Keohane, Nan, President of Duke University
- Lloyd, Marilyn, (1929- ), U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Miller, Gary, (1948- ), U.S. Representative from California
- Parazynski, Scott E., (1961- ), astronaut
- Rutherford, J.T., (1921- ), U.S. Representative from Texas
- Sandlin, Max, (1952- ), U.S. Representative from Texas
- Watkins, Wes, (1938- ), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma