Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

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

William Allan Oldfield
William Allan Oldfield
American politician (1874-1928)
1874 - 1928
politicianlawyer
Leon Blevins
American basketball player (1926-1987)
1926 - 1987
basketball coachbasketball player
Jesse M. Martin
Jesse M. Martin
American politician (1877-1915)
1877 - 1915
governorpolitician
Scotty Robertson
American basketball player and coach (1930–2011)
1930 - 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Marjorie Stapp
Marjorie Stapp
American actress (1921-2014)
1921 - 2014
film actortelevision actoractor
Maurice Britt
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1919 - 1995
lieutenant governorjuristmilitary personnel
Paul Caraway
Paul Caraway
United States general (1905–1985)
1905 - 1985
soldierlawyer
Frank Frost
American delta blues harmonica player (1936-1999)
1936 - 1999
musician
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
actor (1880-1975)
1880 - 1975
film actoractor
Masuimi Max
Masuimi Max
American glamour and fetish model and actress (1978–2024)
1978 - 2024
film actorfetish modelmodel
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
American film actress (1929-2003)
1929 - 2003
film actortelevision actoractor
Art Porter, Jr.
Art Porter, Jr.
American musician (1961-1996)
1961 - 1996
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Lawrence Phillips
Lawrence Phillips
Player of American and Canadian football (1975-2016)
1975 - 2016
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Roberta Martin
American musician
1907 - 1969
composer
Seoul City Sue
Seoul City Sue
North Korean propagandist (1900–1969)
1900 - 1969
radio personality
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
Brian Martin
American basketball player
1962 - 2025
basketball player
William Sanders
American speculative fiction writer and editor (1942-2017)
1942 - 2017
science fiction writernovelist
Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
American baseball player (1942–2015)
1942 - 2015
baseball player
Donna Axum
Donna Axum
American beauty pageant contestant (1942–2018)
1942 - 2018
beauty pageant contestantmodeltelevision presenter
Joe Bishop
American musician (1907–1976)
1907 - 1976
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
James D. Johnson
American judge and lawyer (1924–2010)
1924 - 2010
politicianlawyerjudge
Gracie Pfost
Gracie Pfost
American politician (1906-1965)
1906 - 1965
politician
Preacher Roe
Preacher Roe
American baseball player (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
baseball player
Wayne Kemp
Wayne Kemp
American country musician
1940 - 2015
singer-songwriter
Johnny Bratton
American boxer (1927-1993)
1927 - 1993
boxer
Albert G. Simms
American politician (1882-1964)
1882 - 1964
politicianlawyer
E. Fay Jones
American architect (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
architect
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Effiegene Locke Wingo
American politician (1883-1962)
1883 - 1962
politician
Robert M. Utley
Robert M. Utley
American author and historian
1929 - 2022
military historianhistorian
Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Arkansas politician (1903-1997)
1903 - 1997
politicianlawyer
Jefferson Thomas
Civil rights activist (1942–2010)
1942 - 2010
politician
Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays
American politician (1898-1981)
1898 - 1981
educatorpoliticianlawyer
Nell I. Mondy
Nell I. Mondy
American biochemist (1921–2005)
1921 - 2005
biochemistuniversity teacher
Samuel Barrett
anthropologist, linguist
1879 - 1965
linguistanthropologistfilm producer
Elijah Pitts
American football player (1938-1998)
1938 - 1998
American football player
Driftin' Slim
American musician (1919–1977)
1919 - 1977
songwritersinger
Washboard Sam
American blues singer and musician (1910–1966)
1910 - 1966
librettistmusiciansinger
Dale Alford
Dale Alford
American politician (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
ophthalmologistuniversity teacherpolitician
John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt
American politician (1922-2015)
1922 - 2015
politician
Al Capps
American music producer, arranger, songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist (1939-2018)
1939 - 2018
music arrangersongwriterrecord producer
Jim Lee Howell
American football player and coach (1914-1995)
1914 - 1995
American football coachAmerican football playerpolitician
Shakey Jake Harris
American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter (1921–1990)
1921 - 1990
blues singerblues musicianmusician
James L. Holloway Jr.
James L. Holloway Jr.
United States admiral (1898–1984)
1898 - 1984
military officer
Ed Burton
American basketball player (1939–2012)
1939 - 2012
basketball player
Louis Betts
Louis Betts
American portrait painter (1873-1961)
1873 - 1961
painterartist
Lillian Cook
American actress (1898 – 1918)
1898 - 1918
actor
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