Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

791 notable figures born in Arkansas, showing page 10 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Fred Haas
Fred Haas
professional golfer (1916-2004)
1916 – 2004
golfer
Arbee Stidham
American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
1917 – 1988
blues musician
Freeman Harrison Owens
Freeman Harrison Owens
American inventor (1890–1979)
1890 – 1979
cinematographerinventor
Blue Steele
American musician and bandleader (1893-1971)
1893 – 1971
singerbandleadermusician
Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves
Roman Catholic bishop
1916 – 1994
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Lazy Bill Lucas
Lazy Bill Lucas
Blues musician
1918 – 1982
blues musicianmusicianpianist
Cooper Harold Langford
American philosopher and mathematical logician (1895-1964)
1895 – 1964
philosopheruniversity teachermathematician
Marion Parker
Marion Parker
American murder victim
1915 – 1927
Paul Dean
Paul Dean
American baseball player (1912–1981)
1912 – 1981
baseball player
Red Hickey
American football player-coach (1917-2006)
1917 – 2006
American football coachAmerican football player
Rex Humbard
Rex Humbard
American evangelist (1919–2007)
1919 – 2007
artist
Bert Ellison
Bert Ellison
American baseball player (1896-1955)
1896 – 1955
baseball player
Samuel P. Massie
Samuel P. Massie
American organic chemist
1919 – 2005
chemist
William T. Dillard
American businessman
1914 – 2002
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Lin Halliday
American musician (1936–2000)
1936 – 2000
saxophonistjazz musician
Wayne Raney
Wayne Raney
American singer (1921-1993)
1921 – 1993
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Roscoe Robinson
American singer
1928 – 2026
singer
William N. Small
William N. Small
American admiral
1927 – 2016
military officer
Carolina Cotton
American singer and actress (1925-1997)
1925 – 1997
yodelertelevision actorradio personality
Bill Clark
American jazz drummer (1925–1986)
1925 – 1986
drummer
Ann Chowning
American anthropologist (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
ethnographerarchaeologistanthropologist
Ben Kynard
American musician and composer (1920–2012)
1920 – 2012
saxophonistjazz musicianmusic arranger
Imogen Carpenter
American actress, musician, composer and music lecturer
1919 – 1993
stage actorsongwriterpianist
Bob Forte
American football player (1922-1996)
1922 – 1996
American football player
Bryan Stephens
American baseball player
1920 – 1991
baseball player
CeDell Davis
American blues guitarist and singer
1926 – 2017
guitaristmusiciansinger
Walter Schmidt
Walter Schmidt
American baseball player (1887–1973)
1887 – 1973
baseball player
J. T. Rutherford
J. T. Rutherford
American politician (1921-2006)
1921 – 2006
lobbyistmilitary officerpolitician
Ray Powell
Ray Powell
American baseball player (1888-1962)
1888 – 1962
baseball player
John Allin
bishop
1921 – 1998
Anglican priest
Roy Moss
American musician
1929
musiciansongwriter
Honey Harlow
Honey Harlow
American exotic dancer (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
danceractor
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor
American football player and coach (1923-1992)
1923 – 1992
American football coachAmerican football player
James R. Hendrix
James R. Hendrix
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1925-2002)
1925 – 2002
military personnel
James Robinson Risner
James Robinson Risner
American General, POW (1925-2013)
1925 – 2013
military officer
John Adams
John Adams
American football player (1921-1969)
1921 – 1969
American football player
Johnnie Bryan Hunt
American entrepreneur
1927 – 2006
entrepreneur
Joseph R. Jennings
American art director (1921–2015)
1921 – 2015
art director
Lloyd L. Burke
Lloyd L. Burke
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1999)
1924 – 1999
soldier
Denver Randleman
Denver Randleman
non-commissioned officer with Easy Company (1920-2003)
1920 – 2003
soldier
Boss Schmidt
Boss Schmidt
American baseball player
1880 – 1932
baseball player
Adolphine Fletcher Terry
Adolphine Fletcher Terry
American activist (1882–1976)
1882 – 1976
suffragistwriter
Helen Fouché Gaines
member of the American Cryptogram Association (1888–1940)
1888 – 1940
writer
William Lee Cazort
William Lee Cazort
American politician (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Carl Boles
American baseball player
1934 – 2022
baseball player
Charles L. Gilliland
Charles L. Gilliland
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1933 – 1951
military personnel
Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers
American football player (1937-2014)
1937 – 2014
American football player
Dudley Riggs
American comedian (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
comedian
Frank Burgess
Frank Burgess
United States federal judge, college basketball player
1935 – 2010
basketball playerlawyerjudge
Samuel W. Peel
Samuel W. Peel
American politician (1831-1924)
1831 – 1924
politicianlawyer
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