Biographical Records

Notable People from Arkansas

791 notable figures born in Arkansas, showing page 7 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert M. Utley
Robert M. Utley
American author and historian
1929 - 2022
military historianhistorian
James L. Holloway Jr.
James L. Holloway Jr.
United States admiral (1898–1984)
1898 - 1984
military officer
Mitch Petrus
Mitch Petrus
American football player (1987-2019)
1987 - 2019
American football player
A. A. Allen
American evangelist (1911–1970)
1911 - 1970
pastor
Lee Hays
Lee Hays
American folk singer and songwriter (1914-1981)
1914 - 1981
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
Richard S. Arnold
Richard S. Arnold
United States federal judge (1936–2004)
1936 - 2004
juristlawyerjudge
Wallace H. Coulter
American electrical engineer (1913-1998)
1913 - 1998
electrical engineerinventorbusinessperson
Lillian Cook
American actress (1898 – 1918)
1898 - 1918
actor
Arky Vaughan
Arky Vaughan
American baseball player (1912–1952)
1912 - 1952
baseball player
Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles
American politician (1837-1905)
1837 - 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
Glen D. Johnson
Glen D. Johnson
American politician (1911-1983)
1911 - 1983
politicianlawyer
Robert M. Lively
American politician (1855-1929)
1855 - 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas Pownall
Thomas Pownall
British colonial official, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Province (1722-1805)
1722 - 1805
politiciangovernor
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Pearl Peden Oldfield
American politician (1876-1962)
1876 - 1962
politician
Wayne Kemp
Wayne Kemp
American country musician
1940 - 2015
singer-songwriter
James Freeman
cyclist (1891-1951)
1891 - 1951
sport cyclist
William Sanders
American speculative fiction writer and editor (1942-2017)
1942 - 2017
science fiction writernovelist
Louis Betts
Louis Betts
American portrait painter (1873-1961)
1873 - 1961
painterartist
Preacher Roe
Preacher Roe
American baseball player (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
baseball player
Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
American baseball player (1942–2015)
1942 - 2015
baseball player
E. Fay Jones
American architect (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
architect
Norris Goff
Norris Goff
radio and film comedian (1906-1978)
1906 - 1978
television actorfilm actoractor
Donna Axum
Donna Axum
American beauty pageant contestant (1942–2018)
1942 - 2018
beauty pageant contestantmodeltelevision presenter
Driftin' Slim
American musician (1919–1977)
1919 - 1977
songwritersinger
Dale Alford
Dale Alford
American politician (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
ophthalmologistuniversity teacherpolitician
Washboard Sam
American blues singer and musician (1910–1966)
1910 - 1966
librettistmusiciansinger
Jim Lee Howell
American football player and coach (1914-1995)
1914 - 1995
American football coachAmerican football playerpolitician
James D. Johnson
American judge and lawyer (1924–2010)
1924 - 2010
politicianlawyerjudge
Brian Martin
American basketball player
1962 - 2025
basketball player
Herman Davis
Herman Davis
soldier
1888 - 1923
military personnel
Henry Dumas
American writer (1934–1968)
1934 - 1968
poetwriter
Blaze Foley
American country singer and songwriter (1949-1989)
1949 - 1989
singer-songwritercomposer
Oscar Franklin Miller
Oscar Franklin Miller
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1882-1918)
1882 - 1918
military personnel
George William Fullerton
George William Fullerton
music instrument designer (1923–2009)
1923 - 2009
musical instrument maker
John Canley
John Canley
U.S. Marine Medal of Honor recipient
1938 - 2022
military personnel
James B. Reed
American politician (1881-1935)
1881 - 1935
politicianlawyer
Buster Benton
American blues guitarist and singer
1932 - 1996
songwritersinger
Mildred Breedlove
Mildred Breedlove
American author and Nevada Poet Laureate (1904-1994)
1904 - 1994
columnistwriterpoet
George Washington Thomas, Jr.
American musician (1883-1937)
1883 - 1937
jazz musicianpianistsongwriter
Fay Templeton
Fay Templeton
American actress and singer (1865-1939)
1865 - 1939
vaudeville performerstage actorcomedian
John Young
American jazz pianist (1922-2008)
1922 - 2008
jazz musicianpianist
Samuel Weems
American lawyer and convicted felon (1936–2003)
1936 - 2003
Armenian Genocide denierlawyerwriter
Lady Rowlands
American actress (1904-1999)
1904 - 1999
actor
Bobby Winkles
American baseball coach and manager
1930 - 2020
baseball playerradio personality
Walter E. Rogers
Walter E. Rogers
American politician (1908-2001)
1908 - 2001
politicianlawyer
Rollie Stiles
American baseball player (1906–2007)
1906 - 2007
baseball player
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
American outlaw, born 1861
1866 - 1909
serial killer
Alex Hill
American musician (1906-1937)
1906 - 1937
jazz musicianmusic arrangerbandleader
Victor Wickersham
Victor Wickersham
American politician (1906–1988)
1906 - 1988
building contractorinvestment companycourt clerk
Urie McCleary
art director (1905-1980)
1905 - 1980
production designerart director
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