Famous People from Arkansas

Joey Lauren Adams (1968 - ) Is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is best known for her distinctive, high-pitched voice and for her roles in Kevin Smith films, particularly Chasing Amy. Born in Little Rock, AR (1342)

Katharine Alexander (1898 - 1981) Was an American actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951. Born in Fort Smith, AR (1343)

Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson (1880 - 1971) Was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who is best known as the first star of the Western film. Born in Little Rock, AR (869)

Wesley Cook Bentley (1978 - ) Is an American film actor. Born in Jonesboro, AR (1344)

Paul William "Bear" Bryant (1913 - 1983) Was an American college football coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his twenty-five year tenure as Alabama's head coach he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. Born in Moro Bottom, AR (819)

Glen Campbell (1936 - ) Is a Grammy and Dove Award-winning and two time Golden Globe-nominated American country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a television variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. Born in Delight, AR (870)

Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) Award-winning country and western singer known as "the man in black.". Born in Kingston, AR (39)

Eldridge Cleaver (1935 - 1998) Black activist. Born in Wabbaseka, AR (32)

William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (1946 - ) 42nd President of the United States. Born in Hope, AR (31)

Gail Davis (1925 - 1997) Born Betty Jeanne Grayson was an American actress, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television Western series Annie Oakley. Born in Little Rock, AR (1345)

Daniel Davis (1945 - ) Is an American stage, screen, and television actor best known for portraying Niles the Butler on the popular sitcom The Nanny and his guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Born in Gurdon, AR (1346)

Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean (1910 - 1974) Baseball player. Born in Lucas, AR (35)

Gilbert C. "Gil" Gerard (1943 - ) Is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Born in Little Rock, AR (1347)

Norris Goff (1906 - 1978) Was an American comedian in radio and film best known for his portrayal of Abner Peabody on the rural comedy Lum and Abner. Born in Cove, AR (1348)

Tom Greenway (1909 - 1985) Was an American character actor of film and television, whose career, primarily in television westerns, extended from 1949 to 1965. Born in Booneville, AR (1349)

John Grisham (1955 - ) Author famous for works such as The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker and The Chamber. Born in Jonesboro, AR (40)

Tess Harper (1950 - ) Is an American actress. Born in Mammoth Spring, AR (1350)

John Paul Keller (1937 - ) A song writer. His best known song he wrote is, "Here Comes Summer". He also played a guitar for Debby Bone on "You Light Up My Life" Born in Ft. Smith, AR (1417)

Alan Ladd (1913 - 1964) Was an American film actor. Born in Hot Springs, AR (871)

Josh Lucas (1971 - ) Born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Glory Road, A Beautiful Mind and Poseidon, among others. Born in Little Rock, AR (1351)

Laurence George Luckinbill (1934 - ) Is an American actor. Born in Fort Smith, AR (1352)

Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) Well-known WWII and Korean war general; Won the Medal of Honor and was one of only 5 men to reach the rank of General of the Army. Born in Little Rock, AR (655)

Corin Nemec (1971 - ) Born Joseph Charles Nemec IV; is an American actor. Nemec is best-known for playing the title character on Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Jonas Quinn in Stargate SG-1. Born in Little Rock, AR (1353)

George Young Newbern (1964 - ) Is an American television and film actor best known for his role as Danny "The Yeti" in Friends. Born in Little Rock, AR (1354)

Scott Edward Parazynski, M.D. (1961 - ) Is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October, 2007 highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned EVA to repair a live solar array. He retired from NASA in March 2009 to pursue opportunities in the private sector. He is the only person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Born in Little Rock, AR (1359)

Scottie Pippen (1965 - ) NBA player, played for the University of Central . Born in Hamburg, AR (36)

Richard Ewing Powell (1904 - 1963) Was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, AR (872)

Robert William Ragsdale (1961 - ) Is an american actor. Born in El Dorado, AR (1355)

Leon Russom (1941 - ) Is an American Emmy-nominated actor Born in Little Rock, AR (1356)

Norman Snow (1950 - ) Is an American actor who is probably known for his role as the evil tyrant Xur in the science fiction film The Last Starfighter. Born in Little Rock, AR (1357)

Mary Steenburgen (1953 - ) Actress. Born in Newport, AR (38)

Reece "Goose" Tatum (1921 - 1967) Professional Baseball-Basketball Player, Entertainer. Turning to basketball full time, he rejoined the Harlem Globetrotters and played with the team for a total of 12 seasons. Born in Eldorado, AR (1341)

Jermain Taylor (1978 - ) Nicknamed "Bad Intentions," Taylor was the Undisputed Middleweight champion of the World in 2005. His record at the time was 24-0 with 17 KOs. Taylor won a Team Bronze Medal in the 2000 Olympics, the first boxer from Arkansas ever to complete in the Olympic Games. Born in Little Rock, AR (1339)

Billy Bob Thornton (1955 - ) Is an American actor, director, musician, playwright and screenwriter. Born in HotSprings, AR (1358)

Hazel Walker (1914 - 1990) Recognized as the greatest amateur women's basketball player of the 1930s and 1940s, eleven-time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) All-American Hazel Leona Walker was the only woman ever to own, manage, and star for her own professional basketball team. For sixteen seasons, from 1949 to 1965, Hazel Walker's Arkansas Travelers barnstormed the country playing only men's teams under men's rules and winning eighty to eighty-five percent of their games. Born in Ashdown, AR (1340)