Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

791 notable figures born in Arkansas, showing page 15 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

James W. Sutherland
James W. Sutherland
U.S. Army officer (1918–1987)
1918 – 1987
military personnel
Bertha Gilkey
African-American activist of tenant management (1949-2014)
1949 – 2014
activist
Minto Cato
Minto Cato
American opera singer (1900–1979)
1900 – 1979
performing artistopera singerrecord producer
Buddy Temple
American politician in Texas (1942-2015)
1942 – 2015
rancherpolitician
Lois K. Alexander Lane
Lois K. Alexander Lane
fashion designer and museum founder (1916-2007)
1916 – 2007
personal stylistfashion designercurator
Myrtle Smith Livingston
Myrtle Smith Livingston
American educator and playwright
1902 – 1973
dancerphysical education teacherplaywright
Al Baldwin
Al Baldwin
American football player (1923-1994)
1923 – 1994
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerathletics competitor
Betty Cooper Hearnes
Betty Cooper Hearnes
American politician (1927-2023)
1927 – 2023
politician
Bill Beall
American football coach (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
American football playerhead coach
Bill Bradford
American baseball player
1921 – 2000
baseball player
Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey
American professional baseball player, outfielder
1920 – 2008
baseball player
Billy Bowers
Major League Baseball outfielder (1922-1996)
1922 – 1996
baseball player
Frank Bonner
American actor and director (1942-2021)
1942 – 2021
television actortelevision director
Paul Gibson
American football player (1948-1975)
1948 – 1975
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Buddy Brown
Buddy Brown
American football player (1925-2004)
1925 – 2004
American football player
Emmett Rogers
Emmett Rogers
American baseball player (1867-1941)
1867 – 1941
baseball player
Cecil A. Partee
Cecil A. Partee
American politician
1921 – 1994
politicianlawyer
Charles Miller Leslie
American medical anthropologist
1923 – 2009
anthropologist
Charles T. Bernard
American politician (1927-2015)
1927 – 2015
politicianbusinessperson
Jim Moore
baseball player
1903 – 1973
baseball player
"Sunshine" Sonny Payne
American radio presenter (1925–2018)
1925 – 2018
radio personality
George Edmund Haynes
George Edmund Haynes
American sociology scholar (1880–1960)
1880 – 1960
social worker
Rita Riggs
American costume designer (1930-2017)
1930 – 2017
costume designer
Drew Bowers
American politician in Arkansas (1886-1985)
1886 – 1985
lawyer
Gordon Houston
American baseball player (1916-1942)
1916 – 1942
baseball player
Harvey Locke Carey
Harvey Locke Carey
American judge (1915-1984)
1915 – 1984
lawyerjudge
Georgia Ann Laster
Georgia Ann Laster
American singer (1927-1961)
1927 – 1961
opera singer
Mary McCormic
Mary McCormic
American operatic soprano, 1920s; music educator, 1944–1966
1889 – 1981
music educatoropera singersinger
Willie Frazier
American football player (1942-2013)
1942 – 2013
American football player
Zilner Randolph
American jazz trumpeter (1899-1994)
1899 – 1994
jazz musiciantrumpetermusic teacher
Otis Davis
American baseball player (1920–2007)
1920 – 2007
baseball player
Virgil K. Meroney
Virgil K. Meroney
colonel in the United States Air Force
1921 – 1980
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Lawrence Elery Wilson
American politician (1884-1946)
1884 – 1946
lieutenant governorpolitician
Bill Walters
American lawyer and politician
1943 – 2013
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
Johnson T. Crawford
Johnson T. Crawford
district judge from the United States (1889-1955)
1889 – 1955
lawyerjudge
Lurlyne Greer
American basketball player (1928-2001)
1928 – 2001
basketball player
Louis McMillan
American rower (1929-2012)
1929 – 2012
rower
Kirby Allan
American music producer
1928 – 2011
record producercomposer
Hank Robinson
American baseball player (1887–1965)
1887 – 1965
baseball player
Grover M. Moscowitz
Grover M. Moscowitz
American judge (1886–1947)
1886 – 1947
lawyerjudge
Jim Cain
American football player (1927-2001)
1927 – 2001
American football player
Shelby Westbrook
pilot
1922 – 2016
aircraft pilot
Mathie Dubé
American painter (born 1861)
1861 – 1944
painterartist
Charley Jones
American football player (1929-2000)
1929 – 2000
American football player
Chubby Grigg
American football player (1926-1983)
1926 – 1983
American football player
Sterling R. Cockrill
Arkansas businessman, politician, urban planner, and artist
1925 – 2022
entrepreneururban plannerpolitician
Earl Kemp
Earl Kemp
American publisher, science fiction editor, critic, and fan (1929-2020)
1929 – 2020
journalist
Ed McGhee
American baseball player
1924 – 1986
baseball player
Edgar H. Lloyd
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922-1944)
1922 – 1944
military personnel
Floyd Rhea
Floyd Rhea
American football player (1920-2010)
1920 – 2010
American football player
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