Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

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

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
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
J. T. Rutherford
J. T. Rutherford
American politician (1921-2006)
1921 - 2006
lobbyistmilitary officerpolitician
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
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
Art Porter, Sr.
American musician (1934–1993)
1934 - 1993
music educatorjazz musicianpianist
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
American saxophonist (1936–2013)
1936 - 2013
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Roland Janes
American musician
1933 - 2013
guitaristmusicianrecord producer
Hugh Davis Graham
American historian and sociologist
1936 - 2002
historian of Modern Agesociologistuniversity teacher
Bill Dowdy
American musician (1933–2017)
1932 - 2017
jazz musicianmusician
Gene Stephens
American baseball player
1933 - 2019
baseball player
Hugh Franklin Waters
United States federal judge (1932–2002)
1932 - 2002
military officerlawyerjudge
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
Jon Douglas
American tennis player (1936–2010)
1936 - 2010
tennis player
Bonnie Brown
American singer
1938 - 2016
country musiciansongwritersinger
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
Norris Church Mailer
Norris Church Mailer
American writer; widow of Norman Mailer (1949-2010)
1949 - 2010
film actormodelfashion model
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
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