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Arkansas
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Arkansans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Arkansas
| Famous Arkansans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Max H. Aronson (Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson)
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer |
Born: | March 21, 1880 | Little Rock | |||
| Died: | January 20, 1971 | Woodland Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Helen Gurley Brown
Author, Publisher, Business woman |
Born: | February 18, 1922 | Green Forest | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Glen Campbell
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | April 22, 1936 | Delight | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| William "Bill" Arthur Carr
Olympic athlete |
Born: | October 24, 1909 | Pine Bluff | |||
| Died: | January 14, 1966 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| J.R. (Johnny) Cash
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | February 26, 1932 | Kingsland | |||
| Died: | September 12, 2003 | Nashville, Tenn. | ||||
| William Jefferson (Clinton) Blythe III
President |
Born: | August 19, 1946 | Hope | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean
Baseball player |
Born: | January 16, 1910 | Lucas | |||
| Died: | July 17, 1974 | Reno, Nev. | ||||
| Orval Eugene Faubus
Politician, Governor of Arkansas |
Born: | January 7, 1910 | Near Coombs | |||
| Died: | December 14, 1994 | Huntsville | ||||
| John Gould Fletcher
Poet |
Born: | January 3, 1886 | Little Rock | |||
| Died: | May 20, 1950 | Little Rock | ||||
| John Grisham, Jr.
Author |
Born: | February 8, 1955 | Jonesboro | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Louis Clark "Lou" Brock
Baseball player |
Born: | June 18, 1939 | El Dorado | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Paul William "Bear" Bryant
Football coach |
Born: | September 11, 1913 | Moro Bottom | |||
| Died: | January 26, 1983 | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | ||||
| John Harold Johnson
Publisher |
Born: | January 19, 1918 | Arkansas City | |||
| Died: | August 8, 2005 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Alan Walbridge Ladd, Jr.
Actor |
Born: | September 3, 1913 | Hot Springs | |||
| Died: | January 29, 1964 | Palm Springs, Calif. | ||||
| Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army General |
Born: | January 26, 1880 | Little Rock | |||
| Died: | April 5, 1964 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Tessie Jean Washam (Tess Harper)
Actress |
Born: | August 15, 1950 | Mammoth Spring | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Scottie Maurice Pippen
Basketball player |
Born: | September 25, 1965 | Hamburg | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Richard Ewing (Dick) Powell
Singer, Actor, Producer, Director |
Born: | November 14, 1904 | Mountain View | |||
| Died: | January 2, 1963 | West Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Sarasen
Last Quapaw Chief |
Born: | 1735 | Arkansas | |||
| Died: | 1832 | Buried in Pine Bluff | ||||
| Mary Steenburgen
Actress |
Born: | February 8, 1953 | Newport | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Edward Durell Stone
Architect |
Born: | March 9, 1902 | Fayetteville | |||
| Died: | August 6, 1978 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Billy Bob Thornton
Screenwriter, Actor, |
Born: | August 4, 1955 | Hot Springs | |||
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