Famous people · Acorn
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Acorn
The nearest, T. Texas Tyler, was born in Mena, 4 mi away. James Farley is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The list for Acorn is empty for now. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 239 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
James Farley
Best known
James Farley
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Acorn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Acorn
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Herbert A. Littleton
1930–1951United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Gary Darnell
born 1948American college football player, college football coach
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach
Charles L. Watkins
1879–1966Parlimentarian of the United States Senate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Acorn and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- James Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Goff: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert A. Littleton: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koda Glover: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Warneke: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freda Ameringer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Draper, Jr.: IslandsEnd, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons