Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

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

Fred Williams
Fred Williams
American football defensive lineman (1929-2000)
1929 – 2000
American football player
Garnett Thomas Eisele
United States federal judge (1923-2017)
1923 – 2017
lawyerjudge
Gene Bearden
Gene Bearden
American baseball player
1920 – 2004
baseball player
George F. Gunn, Jr.
United States federal judge (1927-1998)
1927 – 1998
lawyerjudge
George Howard, Jr.
American judge
1924 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Ben Hulse
Ben Hulse
American politician from California (1894-1961)
1894 – 1961
politician
James L. Shaver
American politician (1902–1985)
1902 – 1985
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Don Bass
American professional wrestler
1946 – 2016
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
J. Lynn Helms
J. Lynn Helms
US Marine Corps officer
1925 – 2011
businessperson
Mel Wright
Mel Wright
American baseball pitcher-coach (1928-1983)
1928 – 1983
baseball player
James Herbert Jones
James Herbert Jones
State Auditor of Arkansas, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard (1920-2008)
1920 – 2008
American football playerpoliticianmilitary personnel
James L. Stone
James L. Stone
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922-2012)
1922 – 2012
military personnel
Roger Clinton Sr.
first stepfather of 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton (1909–1967)
1909 – 1967
Gordon Elmo Young
United States federal judge (1907–1969)
1907 – 1969
lawyerjudge
Al Williamson
American baseball player (1900-1978)
1900 – 1978
baseball player
John Hoffman
John Hoffman
American football player (1925-1987)
1925 – 1987
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Robert J. Baker
American mammologist, specialising in bats (1942-2018)
1942 – 2018
chiropterologistzoologist
Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
African-American art historian
1944 – 2014
art historianeducatorhistorian
Leon Campbell
American football player (1927-2002)
1927 – 2002
American football player
George Crabtree
George Crabtree
American physicist
1944 – 2023
university teacherphysicist
Mayme Agnew Clayton
Mayme Agnew Clayton
American librarian (1923-2006)
1923 – 2006
librarian
Alfred Baggett
American football coach (1903-1976)
1903 – 1976
head coach
Daniel Kennard Sadler
American judge
1882 – 1960
politicianlawyerjudge
Chuck Tompkins
Chuck Tompkins
Major League Baseball player
1889 – 1975
baseball player
Boyd Cypert
Professional baseball player; Lawyer
1889 – 1973
baseball playerpoliticianbusinessperson
A. C. Bilbrew
A. C. Bilbrew
American poet
1888 – 1972
radio personalitycomposeractor
Robert E. Lee Wilson
American businessman and city founder (1865-1933)
1865 – 1933
farmerbusinessperson
Lee Seamster
American jurist, lawyer and politician
1888 – 1960
politicianlawyer
Howie Williamson
American baseball player (1904–1969)
1904 – 1969
baseball player
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey
pitcher
1888 – 1926
baseball player
Harley Bozeman
Louisiana farmer, politician, and historian
1891 – 1971
historianjournalistfarmer
Bert Maxwell
American baseball player
1886 – 1961
baseball player
Jenna Welch
Jenna Welch
mother of Laura Bush
1919 – 2019
George W. Bond
George W. Bond
American academic and college president (1891-1974)
1891 – 1974
academic
Harris Isbell
Harris Isbell
American pharmacologist
1910 – 1994
pharmacologistphysician
G Dallas Hanna
American malacologist (1887-1970)
1887 – 1970
malacologistscientific collectorentomologist
William H. Thomas
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1923 – 1945
military personnel
Margaret Hunt Hill
American philanthropist
1915 – 2007
philanthropistteacherwriter
Sid Benton
American baseball player
1894 – 1977
baseball player
Anna Harriet Heyer
American librarian, musicologist and music educator
1909 – 2002
music educatormusicologistuniversity teacher
Charlie Daniels
American politician (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
politician
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