Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

791 notable figures born in Arkansas, showing page 11 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Ray E. Porter
United States Army general (1891-1963)
1891 – 1963
military personnel
Art Porter, Sr.
American musician (1934–1993)
1934 – 1993
music educatorjazz musicianpianist
Oscar Brown, Sr.
American lawyer and businessman (1895–1990)
1895 – 1990
lawyer
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1895 – 1918
military personnel
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
American saxophonist (1936–2013)
1936 – 2013
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
John D. Price
John D. Price
American admiral
1892 – 1957
military officer
Roland Janes
American musician
1933 – 2013
guitaristmusicianrecord producer
Hugh Davis Graham
American historian and sociologist
1936 – 2002
historian of Modern Agesociologistuniversity teacher
Francis Sumner
American psychologist (1895-1954)
1895 – 1954
psychologist
Bill Dowdy
American musician (1933–2017)
1932 – 2017
jazz musicianmusician
Field Eugene Kindley
Field Eugene Kindley
United States Army officer and World War I flying ace
1896 – 1920
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Earl Smith
Earl Smith
American baseball player (1897-1963)
1897 – 1963
baseball player
Gene Stephens
American baseball player
1933 – 2019
baseball player
Hugh Franklin Waters
United States federal judge (1932–2002)
1932 – 2002
military officerlawyerjudge
Lamar McHan
Lamar McHan
American football player (1932-1998)
1932 – 1998
American football player
Donald Harington
American writer (1935–2009)
1935 – 2009
novelist
Clyde Hart
Clyde Hart
American track and field coach
1934 – 2025
track and field coachathletics competitor
Tilman Bacon Parks
Tilman Bacon Parks
American politician (1872-1950)
1872 – 1950
politicianlawyer
Jon Douglas
American tennis player (1936–2010)
1936 – 2010
tennis player
Maude Brockway
Maude Brockway
Oklahoma schoolteacher and African-American clubwoman
1876 – 1959
activistschool teacherhatter
Bonnie Brown
American singer
1938 – 2016
country musiciansongwritersinger
Harry Kelley
Harry Kelley
American baseball player (1906–1958)
1906 – 1958
baseball player
Pompey Factor
Pompey Factor
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1849–1928)
1849 – 1928
military personnel
James C. Browne
James C. Browne
American computer scientist
1935 – 2018
computer scientist
Sammy Drake
American baseball player (1934-2010)
1934 – 2010
baseball player
Tail Dragger Jones
American musician (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
singer
William J. Willis
American physicist
1932 – 2012
university teacherphysicist
Robert Burns
American attorney and politician in Oklahoma (1874-1950)
1874 – 1950
politicianlawyer
Norris Church Mailer
Norris Church Mailer
American writer; widow of Norman Mailer (1949-2010)
1949 – 2010
film actormodelfashion model
Charles M. Cooke, Jr.
Charles M. Cooke, Jr.
United States admiral (1886–1970)
1886 – 1970
military officer
Cathy Hudgins
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
1944 – 2025
politician
Jackie Ridgle
American basketball player (1948-1998)
1948 – 1998
basketball player
Bobby Burnett
American football player (1943–2016)
1943 – 2016
American football player
David L. Armstrong
American mayor and judge (1941-2017)
1941 – 2017
politicianlawyer
Travis Williams
American football player (1946-1991)
1946 – 1991
American football player
Nick Bacon
Nick Bacon
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1945 – 2010
military personnel
Pat Hays
American politician
1947 – 2023
politicianlawyer
Mike Runnels
American politician
1946 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Darwin Deason
Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems
1940 – 2025
businessperson
Chad Colley
American para-alpine skier
1944 – 2021
alpine skier
Effie Anderson Smith
Effie Anderson Smith
Arizona Impressionist landscape painter (1869-1955)
1869 – 1955
painterartist
Pat Henry
American politician (1861–1933)
1861 – 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas Clark Trimble III
United States federal judge (1878-1965)
1878 – 1965
lawyerjudge
Robert Morden
English cartographer
1650 – 1703
map makercartographer
Leroy Haley
American boxer
1954 – 2018
boxer
Billy Joe Daugherty
pastor
1952 – 2009
parsonpastor
Charlotte Andrews Stephens
Charlotte Andrews Stephens
American pedagogue
1854 – 1951
pedagogue
Ledell Lee
American convicted of murder (1965-2017)
1965 – 2017
George Edwin Taylor
George Edwin Taylor
American newspaper editor (1857-1925)
1857 – 1925
newspaper editorpublishereditor
Don Rogers
All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety (1962-1986)
1962 – 1986
American football player
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