Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

791 notable figures born in Arkansas, showing page 6 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Scotty Robertson
American basketball player and coach (1930–2011)
1930 - 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
William J. Driver
William J. Driver
Arkansas politician (1873-1948)
1873 - 1948
politicianlawyerjudge
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
American film actress (1929-2003)
1929 - 2003
film actortelevision actoractor
Doyle Overton Hickey
Doyle Overton Hickey
United States general (1892-1961)
1892 - 1961
military personnel
William Allan Oldfield
William Allan Oldfield
American politician (1874-1928)
1874 - 1928
politicianlawyer
Maurice Britt
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1919 - 1995
lieutenant governorjuristmilitary personnel
Marjorie Stapp
Marjorie Stapp
American actress (1921-2014)
1921 - 2014
film actortelevision actoractor
Jesse M. Martin
Jesse M. Martin
American politician (1877-1915)
1877 - 1915
governorpolitician
Paul Caraway
Paul Caraway
United States general (1905–1985)
1905 - 1985
soldierlawyer
Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer (1943-2002)
1943 - 2002
singer
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
actor (1880-1975)
1880 - 1975
film actoractor
Frank Frost
American delta blues harmonica player (1936-1999)
1936 - 1999
musician
Julius Caldeen Gunter
Julius Caldeen Gunter
American jurist (1858–1940)
1858 - 1940
juristgovernorpolitician
Sherm Lollar
Sherm Lollar
American baseball player and coach (1924-1977)
1924 - 1977
baseball player
Sammy Lawhorn
American Chicago blues guitarist (1935-1990)
1935 - 1990
musician
Robert M. Utley
Robert M. Utley
American author and historian
1929 - 2022
military historianhistorian
Roberta Martin
American musician
1907 - 1969
composer
David D. Terry
David D. Terry
American politician (1881-1963)
1881 - 1963
juristpoliticianlawyer
Seoul City Sue
Seoul City Sue
North Korean propagandist (1900–1969)
1900 - 1969
radio personality
Brian Martin
American basketball player
1962 - 2025
basketball player
Mitch Petrus
Mitch Petrus
American football player (1987-2019)
1987 - 2019
American football player
Natalie Smith Henry
American artist (1907–1992)
1907 - 1992
painterartist
Tommy Freeman
American boxer (1904–1986)
1904 - 1986
boxer
William Wirt Hastings
William Wirt Hastings
American politician (1866-1938)
1866 - 1938
politicianlawyer
Frances Courtenay Baylor
Frances Courtenay Baylor
American author
1848 - 1920
short story writernovelistwriter
Wayne Kemp
Wayne Kemp
American country musician
1940 - 2015
singer-songwriter
James D. Johnson
American judge and lawyer (1924–2010)
1924 - 2010
politicianlawyerjudge
Joe Bishop
American musician (1907–1976)
1907 - 1976
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
Gracie Pfost
Gracie Pfost
American politician (1906-1965)
1906 - 1965
politician
E. Fay Jones
American architect (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
architect
William Sanders
American speculative fiction writer and editor (1942-2017)
1942 - 2017
science fiction writernovelist
Donna Axum
Donna Axum
American beauty pageant contestant (1942–2018)
1942 - 2018
beauty pageant contestantmodeltelevision presenter
Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
American baseball player (1942–2015)
1942 - 2015
baseball player
Albert G. Simms
American politician (1882-1964)
1882 - 1964
politicianlawyer
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Effiegene Locke Wingo
American politician (1883-1962)
1883 - 1962
politician
Johnny Bratton
American boxer (1927-1993)
1927 - 1993
boxer
John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt
American politician (1922-2015)
1922 - 2015
politician
Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Arkansas politician (1903-1997)
1903 - 1997
politicianlawyer
Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays
American politician (1898-1981)
1898 - 1981
educatorpoliticianlawyer
Edward Meeks
Edward Meeks
American actor (1931–2022)
1931 - 2022
actor
Nell I. Mondy
Nell I. Mondy
American biochemist (1921–2005)
1921 - 2005
biochemistuniversity teacher
Samuel Barrett
anthropologist, linguist
1879 - 1965
linguistanthropologistfilm producer
Don Pendleton
American writer (1927–1995)
1927 - 1995
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Shakey Jake Harris
American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter (1921–1990)
1921 - 1990
blues singerblues musicianmusician
Dale Alford
Dale Alford
American politician (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
ophthalmologistuniversity teacherpolitician
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player (1921-1991)
1921 - 1991
trumpetermusic arrangerartist and repertoire
Washboard Sam
American blues singer and musician (1910–1966)
1910 - 1966
librettistmusiciansinger
James L. Holloway Jr.
James L. Holloway Jr.
United States admiral (1898–1984)
1898 - 1984
military officer
Driftin' Slim
American musician (1919–1977)
1919 - 1977
songwritersinger
Elijah Pitts
American football player (1938-1998)
1938 - 1998
American football player
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