Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index List of people from Arkansas Individuals on this list are either native-born Arkansans or emigrants who have chosen Arkansas as their permanent home. Table of contents 1 Actors/Actresses 2 Artists 3 Athletes 4 Authors 5 Business Leaders 6 Celebrities 7 Legal Leaders 8 Military Figures 9 Musicians 10 Poets 11 Political Figures 12 Social Figures 13 Other Arkansans Actors/Actresses Ladd, Alan, (1913-1964), actor Powell, Dick, (1904-1963), actor Steenburgen, Mary, (1953- ), actress Thornton, Billy Bob, (1955- ), actor Artists Washburn, Edward - (1831-1860), painter of 'The Arkansas Traveler' Athletes Brock, Lou, (1939- ), professional athlete (baseball) Broyles, Frank, (1924- ), football coach Bryant, Paul 'Bear', (1913-1983), football coach Daly, John, (1966- ), professional athlete (golf) Dean, Dizzy, (1910-1974), professional athlete (baseball) Jim Hines, (1946- ), amateur athlete, track and field Hunter, Torii, (1975- ), professional athlete (baseball) Moncrief, Sidney, (1957- ), professional athlete (basketball) Pippen, Scottie, (1965- ), professional athlete (basketball) Switzer, Barry, (1937- ), football coach Authors Brown, Dee, (1908-2002), author, historian Brown, Helen Gurley, (1922- ), author, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine Nancy A. Collins, author Grisham, John, (1955- ), author Simon, Charlie May, (1897-1977), children's author Woodward, C. Vann - (1908-1999), historian Business Leaders Walton, Sam, (1918-1992), founder of Wal-Mart Inc. Wilson, Kemmons, (1913-2003), Holiday Inn hotel founder Celebrities Gracen, Elizabeth Ward, (1960- ), Miss America, actress Hicks, Bill, (1961-1994), comedian Legal Leaders Jones, Scipio Africanus, (1863-1943), African-American attorney Military Figures Beall, William N.R, (1825-1883), Confederate Brigadier General Borland, Solon, (1808-1864), Confederate Brigadier General Cabell, William L, (1827-1911), Confederate Brigadier General Churchill, Thomas J, (1824-1905), Confederate Major General Clark, Wesley, (1944- ), US Army General, NATO Commander Cleburne, Patrick, (1828-1864), Confederate Major General Conway, James, ( - ), US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Dockery, Thomas P, (1833-1898), Confederate Brigadier General Fagan James F, (1827-1893), Confederate Major General Govan, Daniel C, (1829-1911), Confederate Brigadier General Hawthorn, Alexander T, (1825-1899), Confederate Brigadier General Hindman, Thomas, (1828-1868), US Congressman and Confederate Major General Holbrook, Lucius Roy, (1875-1952), US Major General Izard, George, (1776-1828), US Army General, War of 1812 Kindley, Field E, (1896-1920), World War I flying ace MacArthur, Douglas, (1880-1964), US General of the Army, MOH recipient McNair, Evander, (1820-1902), Confederate Brigadier General McRae, Dandridge, (1829-1899), Confederate Brigadier General Pike, Albert, (1809-1891), Confederate General, Freemason Thach, John, (1905-1981), US Navy Admiral, WWII flying ace Roane, John S, (1817-1867), Brigadier General Rust, Albert, (1818-1870), Confederate Brigadier General Tappan, James C, (1825-1906), Confederate Brigadier General Yell, Archibald, (1797-1847), Brigadier General, killed at Buena Vista during Mexican War Musicians Campbell, Glen, (1936- ), country singer, songwriter, and actor Cash, Johnny, (1932-2003), country singer and songwriter Driftwood, Jimmy, (1907-1998), folk musician/songwriter, wrote The Battle of New Orleans Faulkner, Sanford, (1806-1874), wrote fiddle tune 'Arkansas Traveler' Green, Al, (1946- ), singer Jordan, Louis - jazz musician and bandleader (1908-1975) Lockwood, Robert Jr, (1915- ), blues musician Moorman, Charlotte, (1933-1991), cellist, performance artist Nancarrow, Conlon, (1912-1997), composer Still, William Grant, (1895-1978), composer Taylor, Johnnie, (1938-2000), vocalist Williamson, Sonny Boy, (abt 1908-1965), Blues musician Poets Angelou, Maya, (1928- ), author, poet Fletcher, John Gould, (1886-1950), poet Political Figures Borland, Solon, (1808-1864), US Senator Caraway, Hattie, (1878-1951), first woman US Senator Clinton, Bill, (1946- ), President of the United States Conway, Henry W, (1793-1827), Territorial Delegate Fulbright, J. William, (1905-1995), US Senator Heiskell, John, (1872-1972), US Senator and newspaper publisher Johnson, Robert W, (1814-1879), US and CS Senator Faubus, Orval, (1910-1994), Governor of Arkansas Garland, Augustus H, (1832-1899), U.S. Attorney General Lincoln, Blanche, (1960- ), current US Senator McClellan, John L, (1896-1977), Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee Mills, Wilbur, (1909-1992), Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee Murphy, Isaac, (1799-1882), Governor of Arkansas Pryor, Mark, (1963- ), current US Senator Snyder, Vic, (1947- ), current US Representative Robinson, Joseph T, (1872-1937), Senate Majority Leader and Vice Presidential candidate Rockefeller, Winthrop, (1912-1973), Governor of Arkansas Sevier, Ambrose H, (1801-1848), US Senator, Father of Arkansas Statehood Witt, James Lee, (1944- ), FEMA Director see also: List of Arkansas Governors Social Figures Bates, Daisy, (1914-1999), civil rights leader Cleaver, Eldridge, (1935-1998), activist Elders, Joycelyn, (1933- ), US Surgeon General Hill, Robert L, (1892-?), black leader at Elaine Race Riot Thaden, Louise, (1905-1979), aviation pioneer Washburn, Cephas, (1793-1860), Indian missionary Other Arkansans Members of Evanescence, Goth metal band This article is from Wikipedia. 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